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NASA’s Artemis II is on a voyage around moon

‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years

After years of postponements and close to $100 billion in spending, NASA has launched the first mission to send astronauts around the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

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Artemis 2 launch marks NASA’s first crewed moon mission in 50 years - here's everything you need to know about the shuttle launch today

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NASA’s Artemis II launches on historic journey to the moon

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'Something we have never seen before': Artemis II crew describe far side of Moon

The crew on board Nasa's Artemis II spacecraft have described seeing the far side of the Moon for the first time.

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Artemis II leaves Earth orbit for first time in 50 years en route to moon

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Artemis II crew to break farthest distance record from Earth

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Artemis II flight tracker: Live updates as astronauts approach moon

The crew members – NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover, and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen – are expected to venture farther in space than anyone in human history...

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'Something we have never seen before': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon

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Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

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For the first time since 1972, people are headed to the moon. What to know about NASA’s mission

On Wednesday, NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. It’s the first flight to the moon in 53 years.

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Artemis II mission patch: What it means, and how it honors ‘All’

NASA astronauts design mission patches to tell the story of each shuttle mission, a tradition dating back to the 1960s. Here’s what’s behind the Artemis II emblem.

Chilling final words of Space Shuttle Challenger pilot before explosion killed 7

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff. Pilot Michael Smith's final words revealed something was very wrong.

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Artemis II mission on the way to the moon with help from a local company

Four astronauts are on their way to orbit the moon for the first time in more than half a century, and a group of Illinois manufacturers know their work is playing a role in the mission. The Orion shuttle took off from Florida on Wednesday.

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Artemis II: New mission, old hardware – less recycling

NASA is heading back to the Moon. But despite advances in computing and manufacturing, America’s space agency is still relying – in some key areas – on decades-old hardware and tech.