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Snapshots of what’s happening in the Defense Department.

A rocket moving through space with the moon in the background.

Orion Selfie

NASA’s Orion spacecraft takes a selfie while approaching the moon on Nov. 21, 2022. After its historic 25-day, 1.4-million-mile journey that ventured beyond the moon, Orion returned to Earth on Dec. 11. Defense Logistics Agency Energy supplied the uncrewed Orion capsule with 438 pounds of high purity hydrazine, 6,245 pounds of Monomethyl Hydrazine and 10,670 pounds of Nitrogen Tetroxide Mon-3 grade propellants.

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