Orion nears farthest distance from Earth on Artemis I mission
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ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA officials said the Orion spacecraft is approaching its farthest distance from Earth on Monday, two days after break ing a record set by Apollo 13.
On Saturday, Orion, which launched atop the Space Launch Sys tem rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 16, surpassed the previous re cord of 248,655 miles from the planet, which was the farthest away from Earth astronauts Jim Lovell, John Swigert and Fred Haise traveled during their abort ed 1970 moon-landing mission.
The uncrewed Orion, which has three mannequin passengers on board, is set to travel to 268,554 miles from Earth by 4:48 p.m. Eastern time as part of the capsules’ distant retrograde orbit (DRO) around the moon. Retro grade means the orbiting spacecraft circles the moon opposite the moon’s
spin and orbit of the Earth. The distant part means that Orion’s lunar orbit will reach nearly 40,000 miles from the moon’s surface.
Orion entered DRO on Friday after having performed a slingshot around the moon on its closest ap proach last week, coming in about 81 miles from the surface. NASA plans to have Orion complete only one half of this orbit, so that on Thursday, NASA managers look to fire up its engines again to bring it back down for a close approach to the lunar surface.
It will then approach and swing back around the moon on Dec. 5 to begin a return on a speedy trajectory to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Dec. 11. The No. 1 milestone for the mission is to prove Orion’s heat shields can withstand re-entry. The ex pected speed of 24,500 mph that would generate near 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit would also set a record for human-rated spacecraft.
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The best thing to happen to OSU this season is it ending
the game and you don’t know what to say to the players. Things kinda spiral, and I don’t have answers as to why.”
Gabriel Trevino Sports Editor
The previous four games played within Boone Pickens Stadium were before a sold-out crowd.
On Saturday, the upper sections were completely empty and the ones below contained scattered patches of fans across the stadium. Even the student section struggled to fill halfway.
OSU will be in a bowl game, but won’t compete in it for another month. From now until then, the best thing for the Cowboys to do is reflect.
The entire team will receive a week off — time it can use to recover from a long sea son, but also accept what happened.
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OSU rushing improves in regular season finale
weren’t enough. Improvement proved too late.
West Virginia gashed the Cowboys with explosive runs to win 24-19 on a soggy afternoon in Boone Pickens Stadium.
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Ollie Gordon hesitated and shielded his body behind a mas sive offensive lineman.
Gordon switched direction to his right, juked and performed a feat OSU hasn’t done much of this season.
He dodged opponents and logged a lengthy touchdown run. But his rushing contributions
Gordon, though, kept the Cowboys in contention with his 23-yard scamper in the third quarter. He provided OSU with his first run longer than 20 yards against an FBS opponent. His 136 rushing yards became a single game team high this season.
In a season where coach Mike Gundy and his coordinators preached rushing improvement, the Cowboys found some.
“In fact, probably the best rushing game we’ve had all year
or a long time.” Gundy said.
OSU didn’t have a rusher log more than 75 yards in a game since week two. Until Saturday.
Gordon averaged eight yards a carry — nearly triple OSU’s average entering Saturday. He provided relief for a wounded team missing its starting back, Dominic Richardson, from an un disclosed injury. Gordon showed flashes of potential, but it seemed insignificant.
OSU found rushing im provement in its regular season finale against a non-bowl eligible team. Not when it was needed most in early season Big 12 battles.
Sure, it rained throughout the morning game held two days after Thanksgiving, but the meager crowd had more to do with the team on the field. What began as a 6-1 season with high rankings in the polls be came a 7-5 final regular season record, and a race for the Big 12 title game developed into hoping for 5th place in the con ference.
A modest crowd watched OSU lose to West Virginia 24-19, the first home loss since 2020, on Saturday. It became clear the im portance of the games declined with the Cow boys’ play.
With more losses came less answers, es pecially for the offense, which went from scoring 45 points per game in the first seven, to 13.6 in the final five.
“It’s been dif ficult, we started out so promising, then to see it just collapse like it did, it’s hard,” said offen sive coordinator Kasey Dunn. “You walk in after
Accept the team didn’t play up to the 12win standard it set for itself after last season, evaluate why it didn’t and return content. It’s no good to let the humili ating and close losses simmer in the minds of both players and coaches. A 7-5 season isn’t what they hoped for, but it happened. Looking back instead of ahead to the bowl game and next sea son isn’t going to change the outcome or the mid dling box scores of those games.
“We need a week off,” Gundy said. “We need to recover, get a few guys back, and they get to play one more game with each other. It gives us a chance to com pete and play the best game they have in a few months.”
After every season, players will decide to transfer. It’s the nature of college football in 2022. How many and who will decide to transfer? Only time will tell. Those who will return can be the building blocks for the team that will take the field next season.
As a true freshman, wide receiver Brennan
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OSU freshman running back Ollie Gordon recorded 136 rushing yards in Saturday’s loss to West Virginia — the most from any OSU run ning back this season.
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Presley hauled in only one catch in the regular season before catching six for 118 yards and three touchdowns in the Cheez-It Bowl vs Miami. In his sophomore year, he was second on the team in total yards. This year as a junior, he leads the team in catches and receiving yards.
A young player who seizes the opportunity can become the one to look forward to watching next season. Quarterback Gar
ret Rangel has now started two games and has the raw potential to develop. Ollie Gordon ran for the most yards by any OSU player this season in a game ver sus West Virginia, and Stephon Johnson showed promise in the UAPB and Texas games. Those guys can be the future, because it’s unlikely to be a freshman.
OSU’s 2023 recruiting class is ranked No. 70 in the country, and does not include one four-star. Coaches will be able to spend more time recruit ing in the break between the bowl game, but how much will change? Freshmen rarely make an impact in their first season at OSU, or in college football. The bowl game, whichever
one OSU plays in, is a chance to rewrite the narrative of the sea son. Will it end in defeat with little to take from, or triumph and a bright future ahead after a season full of disappointment?
“You play the whole season, and the bowl is the reward for it,” Presley said. “It’s an opportunity to practice and have fun with these teammates. It will be the last time this team collectively will be together. This is a time where you take a trip, go out there for a week and play against someone you’re not used to. Go out there and hang it all out.”
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Offense disappointing vs West Virginia
Calif Poncy Staff Reporter
On a wet and rainy day in Stillwater, OSU capped off the regular season falling 24-19 to West Virginia.
The day started off with a surprising announce ment that quarterback Spen cer Sanders would not be playing in what would likely have been his final game in Boone Pickens Stadium.
Overall, the Cowboys’ final home game adopted the tone of the day in which it was played, gloomy, frustrat ing and dreary.
On a day that will leave many OSU fans with questions, a few answers can be found in the form of statistics.
136 On a day filled with negatives and suffering, Cowboy fans can find some solice in the performance of freshman runningback Ollie Gordon.
Gordon carried the ball 17 times and was productive with those touches, rushing for 136 yards and a touch down.
Gordon’s breakout performance was never a matter of if, it was a matter of when. Gordon was a fourstar prospect and was seen as next in line after a recent streak of success at the RB position for the Cowboys.
While this season is lost for OSU, Gordon’s emer gence provides a glimmer of hope for an OSU team that could struggle without Spen cer Sanders next season.
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West Virginia came into the game averaging 171 rushing yards per game. That average will be helped after playing OSU’s porous rush defense, which allowed the
Mountaineers to gain 250 yards on the ground.
The main perpetrator of WVU’s explosive rushing at tack was RB Jaylen Anderson, who turned his 15 attempts into 155 yards.
Anderson allotted this rushing total primarily through two long touchdown runs, boasting scampers of 54 and 57 yards.
This game continued the recent trend of opposing rushers having career days against the OSU defense, and the Cowboys will surely look to improve their rush defense before their bowl game.
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For the second consecu tive week, OSU was putrid on third and fourth down.
The Cowboys were 8-21 on third down just a week after going 7-22 against Okla homa, and to boot the team went 0-3 on third down.
OSU’s offense as a whole was drug down by the weather and the inconsis tency of freshman quarter back Garrett Rangel, but if the Cowboys hope to turn in a good performance in their bowl game, they will have to be better on third and fourth down.
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Rangel is just a fresh man, but his completion percentage is still a cause for concern if he is truly the quar terback of the future.
The weather played a huge part of Rangel’s inability to get the ball to his receivers, and the playcalling did him no favors.
Overall, Rangel has shown a lot of positives in his time playing for the Cowboys this season, but he must get more accurate if he wants to secure his spot as heir appar ent to Sanders.
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Tri-color troubles against West Virginia
Payton Little Staff Reporter
This season had featured very few repeated combos from the year before. But once again, the equipment staff knows how to keep people on their toes.
OSU suffered a defeat at the
hands of West Virginia in their last home game of the season. For the senior day festivities, the Cowboys donned black helmets bosting the brand logo, orange jerseys and white pants. This marks the second time the Cowboys have gone tri-color this sea son, both ending in losses respectively. The last and only other time the Cow boys have worn the black, orange and white in the modern uniform era came during a homecoming victory against Kansas the previous season. This makes the Cowboys a coin flip wearing this tri-color look, boasting one win and one loss respectively.
With OSU wearing orange jerseys
against West Virginia, the Cowboys split wearing orange and black at an even 50-50. Gray got a spotlight in the game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff, and of course, white jerseys were worn the most frequently.
The uniform crew has been known to mix things up as the season progresses, and it is no doubt that they kept fans guessing throughout the sea son, as OSU ended up wearing two sets that had never been worn before in the modern uniform era during this season.
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These are solid. The brand on the black helmet is like an old friend for
Oklahoma State. It has become iconic, and it is a versatile piece for the orange jerseys to play with. While tri-color is neat every now and then, the combo may have been sleeker with black pants instead of the white.
It also feels like tri-color is best suited for road matches, as the clash ing of colors bounces better off of the icy white jerseys. Nonetheless, this set is a great way to showcase the different colors OSU has to offer. It acts as an all you can eat buffet of uniforms, and that can be appreciated.
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OSU donned its tri-color uniform set on Saturday and received its second loss this season with the combination.
Redshirt freshman Deondre Jackson added runs that moved the chains. He dashed for 22 yards into Mountaineer territory. That run gave the Cowboys multiple runs of more than 20 yards this season for the first time against an FBS op ponent.
OSU’s offensive line controlled WVU and pushed bodies to the turf. Gordon found the necessary space to secure explosive runs. Offensive coordinator Kasey Dunn ditched the Cowboys RPO philosophy with backup quarterback Garret Rangel and resorted to old-school rushing.
“We blocked it all up and it gave the running backs chances to get out on the edge a little bit and run,” Dunn said. “I thought we did a good job of tailback ing when we were in space of running people over and falling forward.”
Dunn added that the mid-sized gains allowed for run calls on second down. It’s what the Cowboys did.
The Cowboys stuck with the passing game in many situations this season. A result of unproductive rushing. Saturday seemed different. Passing lacked and rushing didn’t. No passing touchdowns scored from either side. An opposite story for OSU’s offense. A lack of complementary football.
“(Rushing is) some thing we’ve been lacking on so it was really good to get some motion going,” wide re ceiver Braydon Johnson said.
But the Cowboys still failed in the ultimate statis tic. They didn’t win.
“We gave ourselves chances by not running for one or two or minus one or two,” Dunn said. “I think that was the difference.”
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If all goes well, NASA can move forward with its planned crewed orbital mission to the moon — Artemis II — planned for no earlier than May 2022, but that could slip since it takes about two years from when the crew is named before it can launch, ac cording to NASA astro naut Stan Love.
“Nothing until this flight gets back safely,” he said ahead of liftoff at KSC. “I would expect in the spring of 2023, we would hear who’s going to be on the next one.”
That said, Love expects to be named a capsule communicator (CAPCOM) from mis sion control in Houston for Artemis II and work has been rolling on it for months.
“We know who our flight directors are, we know who our CAP COMs are. We know who a lot of our flight control lers are and we’re get ting ready. We just don’t know who our crew is,” he said.
It isn’t until Arte mis III that NASA aims to return humans, includ ing the first woman, back to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972. That mission is planned for no earlier than 2025, with successive lunar missions planned for about once a year after, although, again each mis sion’s target dates can be delayed.
“It’s possible that schedule may change,” Love said. “If you’ve been reporting space for a while, you probably know that space dates are not always 100% reli able.”
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‘Andor’ review: The Best Disney+ Has to Offer
Michael Clark Staff Reporter
To put it lightly, writ ing this review might be the most cathartic experi ence of my life. I grew up with “Star Wars,” as did most people in the past 50 or so years. While I love the franchise, I can’t say I love what it’s become. The sequel trilogy was a mixed bag. “Kenobi” was wasted potential. “The Book of Boba Fett” ruined my week. It seemed with each installment we were mov ing further away from what I loved about Star Wars.
The stories began to feel less meaningful, the themes got weaker, and some shows began to feel as if I was watching someone play with action figures rather than tell a cohesive story.
To cut to the chase, I am no longer worried about the future of this franchise if they maintain this level of quality. There are at least five episodes of “Andor” that left me breathless. It’s an enthrall ing, thoughtful, and mov ing series that exceeded my every expectation. It’s not just a legendary “Star Wars” series. “Andor” has the potential to become one of the all-time greats.
Tony Gilroy, who is known best for his contri bution to the Jason Bourne franchise, wrote “Andor.” This Disney+ original is a prequel to the 2016 film “Rogue One” and follows Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in his adventures through the galaxy.
Admittedly, the first two episodes of “Andor” are considerably slower than your usual “Star
Wars” outing. I felt bored during a few scenes in the early episodes before I was sold. Now that the series has concluded, rest assured that every scene is build ing to something great, and culminates in some of the most beautiful storytelling the franchise has ever seen. Visually and thematically, “Andor” is beautiful.
The simple recipe to success is that it leans back into the spirit of “Star Wars” through a beautiful story, analyzing why we fight against oppression. This show dives deep into the motives of every char acter. It’s complemented with steller cinematography
and a brilliant score which enhances the spectacular writing and acting. Andy Serkis and Stellan Skars gård deliver monologues in the series that define and redefine how viewers may perceive the essence of rebellion.
That said, “Andor” is a surprisingly dark show for its TV-14 rating. The show somehow remains one of the most hopeful in the franchise despite its dark tone. This is because Gilroy understands that darkness is necessary for there to be light. Despite the cripplingly oppressive atmosphere this show can have, it all builds to a mes
sage of hope and persever ance through some of the darkest nights. To some, this message is extremely relevant in our current climate.
Ultimately, if “An dor” was not perceived as a “Star Wars” series it may be held in even higher regard. What holds it back the most is the expecta tions of what this franchise can be. “Andor” is a dark, reflective character study with incredible action and well written characters. While it may be a slow burn at times, it truly is one of the best shows in recent memories.
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‘Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’ Review: Open world brings success
Baylor Bryant Staff Reporter
“Pokemon Scarlet and Violet” are two of the greatest Pokemon games of all time.
“Pokemon Scarlet and Violet” released worldwide on Nov. 18. The games introduced players to the Paldea region full of a new story, new Pokemon, new characters and a whole new Pokemon experience. Scar let and Violet are the first main series games of the franchise to be entirely open world. The open world aspect was a risk because it strayed away from the original Pokemon format but it paid off heavily.
“Pokemon Scarlet and Violet” provide the most free ing Pokemon experience that has ever been available in the games. Instead of just eight gym badges and the elite four for the player to defeat, Scarlet and Violet introduced two other paths of gameplay. The games introduced the Path of Legends and Starfall Street alongside the Victory Road path that fans are used to.
The Path of Legends allows players to travel across the region battling huge titan Pokemon. While Starfall Street allows players to take down the evil team, Team Star, one by one at their bases across the region. Along with the Victory Road path, these different story paths make the entire game have unique segments that dif fer drastically from one another gameplay wise and storywise. The real kick is that every gym battle, titan fights or team star fights can be played in any order.\
Scarlet and Violet offer immense amounts of explora tion and adventure. With the Pokemon appearing only in the overworld now, and with
the addition of tera raid dens spread out across the region, there is so much to explore. Hours can be spent on the game adventuring through the differ ent biomes of the region full of unique species of Pokemon and hidden wonders that the games offer.
A new Pokemon game can’t be mentioned without talking about the new Pokemon. The Paldea region features some of the best new Pokemon designs and concepts. All three starter lines are well designed, and are much more unique than the starters available in Sword and Shield. Fans got their first dolphin Pokemon with Finizen. A few preexisting Pokemon got cool new forms or convergent species like Wooper, Tentacool and Diglett. Old Pokemon such as Primeape, Girafarig and Bis harp got new evolutions. The new past and future Paradox Pokemon are new innovative ways of bringing older Poke mon into the spotlight.
The storyline may be the best it has ever been in a Poke mon game. Pokemon is notori ous for having flat characters and bad storylines throughout their games, especially with the evil teams, which for the most part feel like a reskin of Team Rocket.
In”Pokemon Scarlet and Violet,” the storyline is well written with great side charac ters for the player to adventure with, and without spoiling the story of the game the storylines of the three side characters intertwine brilliantly into the climax of the story. The evil team, Team Star, is also done well. Instead of a Team Rocket reskin, Team Star functions as a group of rebellious academy students with their own unique personalities that sets them apart unlike almost all of the grunts and admins in other evil teams.
Courtesy of Pokemon’s Instagram Pokemon’s newest video game, “Pokemon Scarlet and Violet” provides a unique open world experience.
The games are not without their flaws though. For Nintendo Switch games, Scarlet and Violet run poorly. The games run with bad frame rates, bugs and glitches. Some times Pokemon in the over world take a while to load in or areas can feel unfinished and look soft. The games definitely look like they are unfinished and at times they look more like a 3DS game instead of a Switch game. Scarlet and Violet also run poorly while docked to a TV, so the experience is much better using the undocked feature and playing the games handheld. None of these issues are game breaking, but they can be annoying at times.
Despite the flaws, Scarlet and Violet are one of the most entertaining Pokemon experi ences you can have. There are countless ways to enjoy the games and I would recommend these games for anyone that shares a liking of Pokemon.
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“Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee!” (2018)
“Sword and Shield” (2019)
“The Isle of Armor” (2020)
“The Crown Tundra” (2020)
“Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl” (2021)
“Legends: Arceus” (2022)
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