Contact made with NZ-launched spacecraft

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According to NASA, communication has been established with a $32.7 million (A48.2 million) spacecraft that was on its way to the moon to test out a skewed lunar orbit.

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After the spaceship departed Earth's orbit and began its journey to the moon on Monday, communication with it was lost, according to the space agency.

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After taking off from New Zealand on June 28, the spacecraft travelled around the world for over a week.

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The spacecraft "is in good health and operated securely on its own while it was out of communication with earth," according to data from NASA.

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Investigating the reason behind the decline in communications.

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The 25kg satellite, which is about the size of a microwave oven, will be the first object to test the oval orbit NASA wants to use for its Gateway station.

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Before making their trip to the lunar surface, astronauts would stage at Gateway.

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