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Artemis, Apollo and Moon

Artemis II launches astronauts around the moon in first deep space mission since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II crew launched on the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, sending four astronauts around the moon aboard the Orion spacecraft.

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Artemis mission shares office space—and physics—with Apollo

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Is Artemis II just another Apollo mission? Key differences in NASA’s return 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 astronauts are halfway to the Moon - NASA

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Artemis II crew snap epic photos of the Earth from space

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Artemis II live: Crew in 'great spirits' as NASA says it's a new 'space race'

In an update, we hear the crew have 'a lot more time on their hands'.

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Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth

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Artemis II mission takes stunning photos of Earth halfway through lunar mission

Why isn't Artemis II landing on the moon? A look back at Apollo 17

The Artemis II cannot land on the moon due to the spacecraft having no landing capabilities, according to Space.com. That goal is being saved for the eventual Artemis 4 mission. The specific objective of the Artemis II mission is to check out Orion’s systems and learn how to live and work on another world in preparation for human missions to Mars.

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U.S. Space Program

From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II. NASA officials held a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to highlight progress on the upcoming Artem… “The ability to turn around our ...

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New generation of Coloradans inspired by lunar mission, follow Artemis II journey

The Artemis II program could be the major inspirational lunar mission for a new generation of Coloradans.

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Artemis 2 is most similar to Apollo 8. What the missions had in common

Like Apollo 8 in 1968, NASA's Artemis 2 mission from Florida will send a crew of astronauts around the moon and back without landing.

Countdown for historic space mission begins

The countdown has begun, for the first time in more than 50 years, NASA is launching a lunar mission in preparation for humans landing on the moon once again. The Artemis II is scheduled to launch Wednesday,

Q&A: What to know about NASA's first crewed mission to the moon since 1972

Artemis II, NASA's first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, represents a shift from short visits toward sustained exploration, where understanding lunar geology and resources becomes as important as the engineering that gets astronauts there.