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NASA may be 1 month away from historic Artemis 2 astronaut launch around the moon

Artemis 2, NASA's next astronaut mission to the moon, is gearing up for a launch that could occur as soon as Feb. 6.

NASA's 1st human moon mission in 50 years could be month out. What to know

Four astronauts are about to become the first humans to venture near the moon in more than half a century since NASA's iconic ...

Is NASA’s Artemis program safe? What’s next for Huntsville’s Marshall Space Flight Center

Advocates for space science research are concerned about job losses and cuts to funding at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight ...

NASA Rockets Toward Artemis 2 Launch With Possible SLS Rollout Next Week

SLS and the Orion spacecraft are fully stacked together inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center ...
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NASA Is Gearing Up for Its First Crewed Moon Mission in Nearly 45 Years

The Artemis III follow-up mission plans to do an actual crewed landing, but that's run into some scheduling problems. The ...

NASA budget, Jan. 6 takes: Down in Alabama

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville objected to a resolution condemning the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol during the ...

NASA could be weeks away from its biggest test in decades

The NASA Artemis II mission, set to lift off as soon as February, will mark the first time astronauts have aimed to venture beyond near-Earth orbit since 1972.
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How NASA’s Artemis program plans to return astronauts to the moon

In just the next few years, NASA aims to land the first astronauts on the moon since 1972, including the first woman to voyage to the lunar surface. Following in the footsteps of the Apollo program, ...