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Long duration unmanned mission to test out new spacecraft and systems for future manned missions
Plus an entirely different lunar injection trajectory and orbit than the Apollo missions. I think from memory it’s furthest point from the backside of the moon will be 71,000km , so a huge elliptical orbit
Re entry will be different than Apollo too , an intentional steeper entry angle to subject the Orion capsule to severe G force loadings, probably in the order of 10 to 12G’s
I too was waiting to see video of the Moon in around 3 days , just like I did watching all the Apollo missions from 7 to 17
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