NASA targets early Apr. for Moon mission
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Unanimous vote in key risk assessment has moon mission crew barreling toward a new launch date
NASA has finished a crucial step toward getting its Artemis II moon mission off the ground, and is now targeting early April to send four astronauts on an unprecedented path.
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Artemis II: What is the mission?
NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, is scheduled to launch in February and will send four astronauts on a flyby around the moon.
NASA's next trip around the moon is coming closer to reality, and students in Jefferson County are getting an early look at the mission designed to carry astronauts farther into deep space than any crew has traveled before.
Are you ready for a bona fide moon shot? The upcoming Artemis II mission is one of the most exciting space excursions in recent memory. It'll be the first time humans have flown to the moon since December 1972, when the landmark Apollo program wrapped up ...
Last week, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveiled a major shakeup in the Artemis Program, intended to put the nation on a better path back to the Moon. The changes focused largely on increasing the launch cadence of NASA’s large SLS rocket and putting a greater emphasis on lunar surface activities.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which sits atop the Space Launch System rocket for liftoff, are seen at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on January 17. - Keegan Barber/NASA When four astronauts begin a historic trip around the moon as soon as February 6, they ...