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MOON MISSION IN NUMBERS 36 370km/h 11 DECEMBER 1972

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The mannequins on board Orion that have been fitted with special suits designed to test the effects of radiation on the human body.

The speed the Space Launch System will propel Orion to, to escape Earth’s gravity and reach the moon.

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The CubeSats (miniature satellites) that the megarocket will deploy to detect water and other resources both on the moon and above the lunar surface.

The expected splashdown date in the Pacific Ocean.

The last manned mission to the moon in the Apollo spacecraft.

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