In this image released by NASA on November 28, 2022, flight day 13, the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth (right rear) during the Artemis I Moon (center rear) mission when it was 268,563 miles (432,210kms) away from our home planet.  AFP PHOTO / NASA
In this image released by NASA on November 28, 2022, flight day 13, the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth (right rear) during the Artemis I Moon (center rear) mission when it was 268,563 miles (432,210kms) away from our home planet. AFP PHOTO / NASA
In this image released by NASA on November 28, 2022, flight day 13, the Orion spacecraft reached its maximum distance from Earth (right rear) during the Artemis I Moon (center rear) mission when it was 268,563 miles (432,210kms) away from our home planet. AFP PHOTO / NASA

WASHINGTON, D.C.: NASA's Orion spaceship made a close pass of the Moon and used a gravity assist to whip itself back towards Earth on Monday, marking the start of the return journey for the Artemis-1 mission.

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