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kldload t1_ixqv12h wrote

Reply to comment by dpdxguy in Orion snaps 'selfie' with the Moon as it prepares for distant retrograde orbit | Insertion burn scheduled to take place today then engineers have six days to see how spacecraft fares in deep space by chrisdh79

Passing the van Allen belt, cabin temperature homeostasis, electrical fault tolerance. There are myriad issues that may not surface until a long time in space

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Accomplished-Crab932 t1_ixr14di wrote

Nah, they passed both layers of the Van Allen Belts on their way over, they are likely continuing testing of communications and navigation systems in flight.

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