NASA's Artemis II crew now on their way to moon
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NASA's Artemis program is the U.S. effort to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era and eventually establish a sustained human presence there, a
The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.
As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA’s new Artemis program are inevitable. The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8.
As NASA invites the public to follow the Artemis II mission as a crew of four astronauts venture around the Moon inside the agency’s Orion spacecraft, people around the world can pinpoint Orion during its journey using the Artemis Real-time Orbit Website (AROW).
Artemis II will test NASA’s crew capabilities in deep space and gather more information that could ultimately help send astronauts to Mars.
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Artemis program remains safe even as Donald Trump proposes a massive $5.6 billion NASA budget cut
A $5.6 billion cut means NASA will have $18.8 billion for the 2027 fiscal year which begins on October 1.
Artemis II astronauts Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch and Victor Glover speak at the "farthest interview ever conducted in history."
Spread the loveIn a groundbreaking achievement for space exploration, NASA’s Artemis II mission has successfully carried astronauts beyond Earth orbit for the first time since the Apollo era. This monumental journey not only marks a significant milestone for NASA but also reignites humanity’s ambitions for lunar exploration.