NASA's Orion spacecraft zipped past the moon's far side on Monday, passing within 81 miles of the surface.The spacecraft, which has no humans on board, has been traveling toward the moon since Wednesday, when it launched as part of the Artemis I mission.Its journey will last 20 more days.The mission's purpose is to verify that the Orion spacecraft works as designed, and to allow NASA to make any necessary adjustments and fixes before astronauts board for the Artemis II mission, which is not expected to take off until at least 2024.
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