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NASA Artemis II Crew Unveiled, First Woman and Black Astronauts Set to Fly Around Moon in 2024
NASA on Monday unveiled the crew for Artemis II, the first human mission to the Moon in over 50 years. The US space agency is set to send the first woman and Black man along with two other astronauts to fly around the Moon. This will be the closest humans have been to the Moon since the historic Apollo missions ended in 1972.
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NASA Artemis 2 Moon Mission on Track for November 2024 Launch, US Space Agency Says
NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to launch a crewed mission around the Moon at the end of next year. The US space agency's uncrewed Orion capsule returned safely to Earth in December after a more than 25-day journey around the Moon. The Artemis 2 mission is scheduled to take place in late November 2024, and will take a four-person crew around t...
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NASA Completes Artemis I Moon Mission as Orion Capsule Returns to Earth Ahead of 2025 Lunar Landing
NASA completed its Artemis I inaugural Moon mission on Sunday, as the Orion capsule returned to Earth. The US space agency is on track for the next Orion flight around the moon that is targeted for 2024 with four astronauts, followed by a two-person lunar landing by 2025 and, ultimately, a sustainable Moon base.
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NASA's Orion Capsule Splashes Down In Pacific After Historic Moon Mission
NASA's Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis-1 mission -- a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in coming years.
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NASA's Artemis I Launch: Everything to Know So Far, How to Watch
Artemis I will launch on August 29. The combined SLS-Orion spacecraft will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral to send an uncrewed capsule around the Moon and back to Earth on a six-week test flight called Artemis I.
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NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System Moon Rocket Rolls Out for Launch on August 29
NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, is set to begin an hour-long crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth's debut test flight later this month.
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NASA Announces Potential August Launch Date for Artemis 1 Moon Mission Aboard SLS Rocket
On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced on Wednesday that it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon mission, Artemis I. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as August 29.
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NASA Postpones Astronaut Moon Landing to 2025 at Earliest, Missing Deadline by a Year
NASA delayed putting astronauts back on the moon until 2025 at the earliest, missing the deadline set by the Trump administration.
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NASA To Conduct Water-Drop Tests For Orion Spacecraft Structure On Tuesday
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will air live its series of impact tests on the crew capsule of its Orion spacecraft to check how it responds to splashing into water, the space agency has said.
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Mars Spacecraft's First Missions Face Delays, NASA Says
NASA will probably delay the first two missions of its Orion deep-space capsule, being developed to send astronauts beyond earth's orbit and eventually to Mars, the US space agency said on Thursday.
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Got the Right Stuff? NASA is Hiring Astronauts
NASA issued a hiring call on Wednesday for space explorers that may fly on future missions aboard commercially built spacecraft or NASA's deep-space Orion capsule.
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NASA's Manned Mission to Mars Possible by 2039
NASA may be able to land astronauts on Mars cost-effectively by 2039 if the US space agency takes a stepwise approach that includes a manned trip to the red planet's moon Phobos, scientists say.
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Watch Video on Orion Spacecraft's Return to Earth
A video recorded during NASA's Orion return through the Earth's atmosphere provides viewers a first look of the intense conditions astronauts will endure when they return from deep space destinations on the journey to Mars.
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Orion Flight Marks 'Milestone' for US Space Program: NASA
The US space agency's Orion capsule circled the Earth twice before plunging into the ocean Friday in a flawless test flight that NASA called a "significant milestone" in the journey to Mars.
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NASA's Unmanned 'Mars Craft' Orion Launches
American space agency NASA today launched new Orion spacecraft and new era of exploration in test without astronauts.
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NASA Artemis II Crew Unveiled, First Woman and Black Astronauts Set to Fly Around Moon in 2024
NASA on Monday unveiled the crew for Artemis II, the first human mission to the Moon in over 50 years. The US space agency is set to send the first woman and Black man along with two other astronauts to fly around the Moon. This will be the closest humans have been to the Moon since the historic Apollo missions ended in 1972.
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NASA Artemis 2 Moon Mission on Track for November 2024 Launch, US Space Agency Says
NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to launch a crewed mission around the Moon at the end of next year. The US space agency's uncrewed Orion capsule returned safely to Earth in December after a more than 25-day journey around the Moon. The Artemis 2 mission is scheduled to take place in late November 2024, and will take a four-person crew around t...
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NASA Completes Artemis I Moon Mission as Orion Capsule Returns to Earth Ahead of 2025 Lunar Landing
NASA completed its Artemis I inaugural Moon mission on Sunday, as the Orion capsule returned to Earth. The US space agency is on track for the next Orion flight around the moon that is targeted for 2024 with four astronauts, followed by a two-person lunar landing by 2025 and, ultimately, a sustainable Moon base.
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NASA's Orion Capsule Splashes Down In Pacific After Historic Moon Mission
NASA's Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis-1 mission -- a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in coming years.
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NASA's Artemis I Launch: Everything to Know So Far, How to Watch
Artemis I will launch on August 29. The combined SLS-Orion spacecraft will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral to send an uncrewed capsule around the Moon and back to Earth on a six-week test flight called Artemis I.
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NASA's Artemis 1 Space Launch System Moon Rocket Rolls Out for Launch on August 29
NASA's gigantic Space Launch System moon rocket, topped with an uncrewed astronaut capsule, is set to begin an hour-long crawl to its launchpad Tuesday night ahead of the behemoth's debut test flight later this month.
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NASA Announces Potential August Launch Date for Artemis 1 Moon Mission Aboard SLS Rocket
On the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, NASA announced on Wednesday that it’s shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon mission, Artemis I. NASA will attempt the more than month-long lunar test flight with three mannequins, but no astronauts, as early as August 29.
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NASA Postpones Astronaut Moon Landing to 2025 at Earliest, Missing Deadline by a Year
NASA delayed putting astronauts back on the moon until 2025 at the earliest, missing the deadline set by the Trump administration.
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NASA To Conduct Water-Drop Tests For Orion Spacecraft Structure On Tuesday
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will air live its series of impact tests on the crew capsule of its Orion spacecraft to check how it responds to splashing into water, the space agency has said.
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Mars Spacecraft's First Missions Face Delays, NASA Says
NASA will probably delay the first two missions of its Orion deep-space capsule, being developed to send astronauts beyond earth's orbit and eventually to Mars, the US space agency said on Thursday.
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Got the Right Stuff? NASA is Hiring Astronauts
NASA issued a hiring call on Wednesday for space explorers that may fly on future missions aboard commercially built spacecraft or NASA's deep-space Orion capsule.
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NASA's Manned Mission to Mars Possible by 2039
NASA may be able to land astronauts on Mars cost-effectively by 2039 if the US space agency takes a stepwise approach that includes a manned trip to the red planet's moon Phobos, scientists say.
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Watch Video on Orion Spacecraft's Return to Earth
A video recorded during NASA's Orion return through the Earth's atmosphere provides viewers a first look of the intense conditions astronauts will endure when they return from deep space destinations on the journey to Mars.
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Orion Flight Marks 'Milestone' for US Space Program: NASA
The US space agency's Orion capsule circled the Earth twice before plunging into the ocean Friday in a flawless test flight that NASA called a "significant milestone" in the journey to Mars.
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NASA's Unmanned 'Mars Craft' Orion Launches
American space agency NASA today launched new Orion spacecraft and new era of exploration in test without astronauts.
