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[–] 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child)

How exactly do you think they'd return prematurely? Hit the reverse button?

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago

    Its the entire reason they did a full orbit before firing the lunar injection burn, so that if something was wrong they could jettison the service module and perform a deorbit burn for an early splashdown in the pacific.

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