circumlunar
adjective
cir·cum·lu·nar
ˌsər-kəm-ˈlü-nər 
: revolving about or surrounding the moon
a circumlunar orbit
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Enlarge / Akiko and Dennis Tito are customers on SpaceX's second circumlunar mission aboard Starship.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022
These programs enabled the Soviets to score a number of firsts: first lunar impact (Luna 2), first images of the farside (Luna 3), first soft landing (Luna 9), first orbiter (Luna 10), and first circumlunar missions returned to Earth (Luna 16).
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2019
The safe return marked the end of a 25-day lunar orbital mission, proving the flight-worthiness of the Orion spacecraft, which is expected to carry a crew of astronauts on a circumlunar journey during Artemis 2, in 2024.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Dec. 2022
Then comes Tito and the second circumlunar mission.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2022
If all goes well, the mission, known as Artemis 1, will be followed in 2024 by Artemis 2, which will see astronauts making a similar circumlunar journey—marking the first time humans have been in the vicinity of the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Nov. 2022
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 12 Oct. 2022
These programs enabled the Soviets to score a number of firsts: first lunar impact (Luna 2), first images of the farside (Luna 3), first soft landing (Luna 9), first orbiter (Luna 10), and first circumlunar missions returned to Earth (Luna 16).
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 29 Jan. 2019
The safe return marked the end of a 25-day lunar orbital mission, proving the flight-worthiness of the Orion spacecraft, which is expected to carry a crew of astronauts on a circumlunar journey during Artemis 2, in 2024.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 11 Dec. 2022
Then comes Tito and the second circumlunar mission.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Oct. 2022
If all goes well, the mission, known as Artemis 1, will be followed in 2024 by Artemis 2, which will see astronauts making a similar circumlunar journey—marking the first time humans have been in the vicinity of the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Nov. 2022
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circumlunar
adjective
cir·cum·lu·nar
ˌsər-kəm-ˈlü-nər
: revolving about or surrounding the moon
a circumlunar orbit
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