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Artemis II leaves Earth's orbit on track for far side of the Moon
The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission's Orion capsule have now left Earth orbit after the spacecraft fired its main engine for a final push towards the Moon.
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The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission's Orion capsule have now left Earth orbit after the spacecraft fired its main engine for a final push towards the Moon. The five minute and 50 second engine burn, known as the translunar injection (TLI), went "flawlessly", Nasa's Dr Lori Glaze said afterwards.
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