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2022-12-12 Science & Technology

Historic moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule

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Posted by Fred 2022-12-12 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 bobbing in the Pacific Ocean, where it will remain until Sunday evening as NASA collects additional data and runs through some tests.

Wouldn't a stable, dry platform be better for data collection? NASA doesn't work weekends?

Posted by Skidmark 2022-12-12 08:03|| 2022-12-12 08:03|| Front Page Top

#2 But is this really the best use of our tax dollars?

Posted by DooDahMan 2022-12-12 09:34|| 2022-12-12 09:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Most overused news adjective is 'historic'...

Posted by magpie 2022-12-12 11:18|| 2022-12-12 11:18|| Front Page Top

#4 What exactly was historic about the mission?

Posted by The Walking Unvaxed 2022-12-12 11:35|| 2022-12-12 11:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Most overused news adjective is 'historic'...

'Shocking...'

Posted by Skidmark 2022-12-12 12:01|| 2022-12-12 12:01|| Front Page Top

#6 The incredible moment Orion splashed back down to Earth: NASA shares stunning photos showing the capsule bobbing in the Pacific Ocean before being winched onto a recovery ship

Posted by Skidmark 2022-12-12 12:57|| 2022-12-12 12:57|| Front Page Top

#7 No one cares. Time to end NASA. But it will continue on in a zombie-like twilight like PBS and NATO.

Posted by Regular joe 2022-12-12 13:55|| 2022-12-12 13:55|| Front Page Top

Posted by Dron66046 2022-12-12 14:00|| 2022-12-12 14:00|| Front Page Top

#9 Can works. Next, the spam.

Posted by KBK 2022-12-12 18:07|| 2022-12-12 18:07|| Front Page Top

#10 I would recommend Musk as head of NASA; except it would be too burdensome for him to actually function.

I would recommend that NASA have a major re-organization so that (halfway through this I realized that there is no such thing as a re-organization to a Federal Agency!)

Posted by Jise Elmeang4932 2022-12-12 21:55|| 2022-12-12 21:55|| Front Page Top

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