NASA’s Orion capsule flew one last time around the moon, checking over a couple of Apollo landing sites before heading home.
Orion will now aim for a Pacific splashdown on Sunday off San Diego, setting the stage for astronauts on the next flight in a couple years.
The capsule passed within 80 miles of the far side of the moon, using the lunar gravity as a slingshot for the 237,000-mile ride back to Earth after spending a week in a wide, sweeping lunar orbit.
