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Meet 4 astronauts on NASA's Artemis II moon mission

NASA’s moon astronauts are in quarantine — what does that really mean?

The buzz is building for NASA’s Artemis II mission that will send four astronauts on a 10-day voyage around the moon. The highly anticipated endeavor will be the first crewed moon-bound flight since the final Apollo mission way back in 1972.

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NASA starts launch rehearsal for Artemis II mission to the moon

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NASA's Artemis II mission will redefine what American astronauts look like

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NASA gets countdown rolling for practice run of Artemis II moon launch

The cold weather didn’t stop NASA from calling employees to work Saturday night to begin the two-day countdown of a test run for its Artemis II moon mission.

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NASA to launch 2 missions in February. Here’s where they’re going

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What to know about Artemis II's 'wet dress rehearsal'

NASA outlines Artemis II flight profile ahead of crewed Orion mission

NASA has released an animation detailing the Artemis II mission, a crewed test flight that will validate the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft for deep-space travel beyond low Earth orbit.

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NASA Navigates 'Deadly' Risks as Artemis 2 Targets New February Launch Date

As the Artemis II crew enters quarantine, NASA is navigating a narrow path to the moon. Biting Florida winds have forced the historic liftoff to 8 February at the earliest, with 6 and 7 February now officially ruled out.

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NASA Rockets Toward Artemis 2 Launch With Possible SLS Rollout Next Week

For the first time in half a century, NASA is poised to send astronauts to the lunar environment. The Artemis 2 mission has faced years of delays, fueling anticipation and uncertainty—but it appears the long wait could end in a matter of weeks.

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NASA | Animation of ESCAPADE launched to Mars atop Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket

A pair of NASA spacecraft know as the Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers (ESCAPADE) to be launched to Mars by a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket. ESCAPADE will study how the "solar wind interacts with Mars’ magnetic environment and how this interaction drives the planet’s atmospheric escape,