Inside NASA’s Artemis mission to moon
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Artemis II mission is set to launch at 6:24 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center. The mission will send a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon, marking a historic return to deep space in over 50 years.
A watch party is being held in Chicago's western suburbs as NASA prepares to send humans to the moon for the first time in 50 years on Wednesday.
NASA Mission Control confirms that ground teams temporarily lost communication with the Artemis II crew shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral in Florida but were able to fix the issue.
Draper Technologies was also crucial to the first moon landing, developing the Apollo Guidance Computer (AGC) and systems that enabled navigation to the moon, according to Draper Laboratory fellow Phil Hattis.
We know there is an awful lot going on in the world right now, but we shouldn't forget that humans are actually heading back into space. That's a big deal.
No fridge. No stove. No DoorDash. So what DO you eat on a 10-day trip to the Moon? NASA's answer might surprise you. (AP Photo)
NASA's powerful Artemis II rocket is set to launch in Florida, sending four astronauts around the moon. Here's what to expect during liftoff.