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NASA's Orion spacecraft completes closest flyby of Moon

STORY: NASA's Orion spacecraft completes closest flyby of Moon DATELINE: Nov. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Earth-set captured as NASA's Orion spacecraft preparing for the outbound powered flyby maneuver 2. various of Earth-rise captured after NASA's Orion spacecraft executing the outbound powered flyby maneuver 3. various of the launch of NASA's Artemis I moon mission STORYLINE: NASA's Orion spacecraft completed its closest flyby of the Moon Monday morning. Before the flyby, the mission team conducted an outbound powered flyby burn at 7:44 a.m. U.S. Eastern Standard Time, increasing speed of the spacecraft at a rate of more than 580 miles per hour (mph) (928 kilometers per hour), according to NASA. At the time of the flyby, Orion was 81 miles (130 kilometers) above the lunar surface, traveling at 5,102 mph (8,163 kph). It was more than 230,000 miles (368,000 kilometers) from Earth during the flyby. The outbound powered flyby bu

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KM Biologics President Nagasato

Toshiaki Nagasato, president of KM Biologics Co., gives an interview to Kyodo News in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on Nov. 7, 2022. The Japanese pharmaceuticals company is developing a domestic COVID-19 vaccine.

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KM Biologics President Nagasato

Toshiaki Nagasato, president of KM Biologics Co., gives an interview to Kyodo News in the southwestern Japan city of Kumamoto on Nov. 7, 2022. The Japanese pharmaceuticals company is developing a domestic COVID-19 vaccine.

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JAXA test-fires rocket engine

The LE9 main engine for the H3 rocket is test-fired by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2022.

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JAXA test-fires rocket engine

The LE9 main engine for the H3 rocket is test-fired by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2022.

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JAXA test-fires rocket engine

The LE9 main engine for the H3 rocket is test-fired by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Football: Japan head coach Moriyasu

Hajime Moriyasu (C), head coach of the Japan men's football team, speaks to reporters at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2022, before traveling to Qatar for the World Cup finals kicking off on Nov. 20.

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Philippine Executive Secretary Bersamin

Philippine Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the top aide of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., gives an interview to Kyodo News in Manila on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Philippine Executive Secretary Bersamin

Philippine Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, the top aide of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., gives an interview to Kyodo News in Manila on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Football: J-League awards ceremony

Shimizu S-Pulse forward Thiago Santana receives the trophy for J1 top scorer at the end-of-season awards ceremony recognizing J-League football players at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Football: J-League awards ceremony

Yokohama F Marinos defender Tomoki Iwata lifts up the trophy for J-League player of the year at the end-of-season awards ceremony recognizing players in Japan's professional football league at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Football: J-League awards ceremony

Yokohama F Marinos defender Tomoki Iwata receives the trophy for J-League player of the year at the end-of-season awards ceremony recognizing players in Japan's professional football league at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Football: J-League awards ceremony

J-League Chairman Yoshikazu Nonomura delivers a speech at the end-of-season awards ceremony to commemorate players in Japan's professional football league at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Football: J-League awards ceremony

Players named in the J-League's best eleven pose for photos on stage at the end-of-season awards ceremony organized by Japan's professional football league at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Football: Japan head coach Moriyasu

Hajime Moriyasu (C), head coach of the Japan men's football team, speaks to reporters at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2022, before traveling to Qatar for the World Cup finals kicking off on Nov. 20.

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Football: Japan head coach Moriyasu

Hajime Moriyasu, head coach of the Japan men's football team, is surrounded by the media at Narita airport near Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2022, before traveling to Qatar for the World Cup finals, which kicks off on Nov. 20.

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Football: Japan head coach Moriyasu

Hajime Moriyasu, head coach of the Japan men's football team, waves to the cameras at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2022, before traveling to Qatar for the World Cup finals, which kicks off on Nov. 20.

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Football: Japan head coach Moriyasu

Hajime Moriyasu, head coach of the Japan men's football team, speaks to reporters at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2022, before traveling to Qatar for the World Cup finals, which kicks off on Nov. 20.

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Swan sanctuary in Niigata

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022, which is ritto, or beginning of winter in the lunar calendar, shows swans spreading their wings and creating a splash at Lake Hyo in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The lake is now home to more than 6,000 migrating swans that started arriving from Siberia in early October.

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Swan sanctuary in Niigata

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022, which is ritto, or beginning of winter in the lunar calendar, shows swans flying over Lake Hyo in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The lake is now home to more than 6,000 migrating swans that started arriving from Siberia in early October.

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Swan sanctuary in Niigata

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022, which is ritto, or beginning of winter in the lunar calendar, shows swans spreading their wings and creating a splash at Lake Hyo in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The lake is now home to more than 6,000 migrating swans that started arriving from Siberia in early October.

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Swan sanctuary in Niigata

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2022, which is ritto, or beginning of winter in the lunar calendar, shows swans flying over Lake Hyo in Agano, Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The lake is now home to more than 6,000 migrating swans that started arriving from Siberia in early October.

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Maneki kanban for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of kabuki performers on a "maneki" wooden signboard, to be displayed at the Minamiza Theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Maneki kanban for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of kabuki performers on a "maneki" wooden signboard, to be displayed at the Minamiza Theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Maneki kanban for Kyoto kabuki show

A calligrapher uses a mixture of sake and ink to write the names of kabuki performers on a "maneki" wooden signboard, to be displayed at the Minamiza Theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R) speaks during a meeting between the government and the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Japanese Prime Minister Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting between the government and the Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Succession of kabuki actor's stage name Danjuro

The entrance of Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo is crowded with people on Nov. 7, 2022, ahead of a stage performance marking the succession of prestigious kabuki actor name Danjuro.

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Succession of kabuki actor's stage name Danjuro

The entrance of Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo is crowded with people on Nov. 7, 2022, ahead of a stage performance marking the succession of prestigious kabuki actor name Danjuro.

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Christmas decorations at Tokyo Disneyland

Photo taken Nov. 7, 2022, shows a giant Christmas tree erected in Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture.

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Christmas parade at Tokyo Disneyland

People watch Tokyo Disneyland's Christmas parade at the theme park in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Shrimp catch in central Japan

Photo taken Nov. 7, 2022, shows small pink shrimps at Yui port in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, after the opening of the autumn shrimp fishing season in Suruga Bay.

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Season's first auction of small pink shrimps

Boxes of small pink shrimps are put up for the autumn fishing season's first auction at Yui port in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 7, 2022.

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Season's first auction of small pink shrimps

Boxes of small pink shrimps are put up for the autumn fishing season's first auction at Yui port in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Nov. 7, 2022.