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"path": "/blogs/missions/2026/04/01/artemis-ii-flight-update-perigee-raise-maneuver-complete-nasa-to-hold-press-conference/",
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"Christina H. Koch",
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"textContent": "The perigee raise maneuver was successfully completed, refining the Orion spacecraft’s orbit around Earth. The interim cryogenic propulsion stage ignited its RL10 engine for a precisely timed burn that increased the lowest point of the spacecraft’s orbit. Shortly after the burn, the spacecraft experienced a loss of communications, when the ground was not able to […]\n\nThe post Artemis II Flight Update: Perigee Raise Maneuver Complete; NASA to Hold Press Conference appeared first on NASA Science.",
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