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NASA satellite heads to moon following break from Earth’s orbit

By Misty Severi
Published July 5, 2022 5:32pm ET
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NASA satellite heads to moon following break from Earth’s orbit
A small NASA satellite is headed for the moon following its break from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, one week after it was launched from New Zealand by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab. The Capstone satellite’s journey to the moon is expected to take four months, according to Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck, and […]

A small NASA satellite is headed for the moon following its break from the Earth’s orbit on Monday, one week after it was launched from New Zealand by the American aerospace company Rocket Lab.

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