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Nasa spacecraft arrives at Moon’s orbit

The space agency hopes the moon will become a base for space exploration

Nasa's Artemis spacecraft has arrived at the Moon – sending back selfies as it orbited the lunar surface. It marks a crucial milestone in Nasa’s first crew-capable moon mission for 50 years. The space agency hopes it will eventually lead to the Moon becoming a base for long-term space exploration. Today’s Nick Robinson spoke to Catherine Heyman, Scotland’s Astronomer Royal, and Sian Cleaver, who’s worked on a key component of the Artemis Orion spacecraft for Airbus.

(Image, Artemis' Orion space craft, Credit, NASA, 21/11/2022)

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