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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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Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA's return to the moon

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He walked on the moon in 1972. This is his advice for the Artemis II astronauts

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LIVE: Watch NASA’s Artemis II launch

Canadian Jeremy Hansen joins fellow astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch on a historic NASA journey around the moon on Wednesday night.

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For the Superfans of Spaceflight, Artemis II Can’t Launch Soon Enough

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Artemis II launch: NASA mission aims to send astronauts around the moon for the 1st time in over 50 years

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Artemis II countdown to liftoff underway

“We also reviewed the most recent engineering assessments (and) the team concluded that everything continues to look good, and there are no issues preventing us from pressing ahead,” he said.

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How NASA Is Keeping the Astronauts Safe During the Artemis II Mission

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Canada looks to lead in space technology as Artemis II prepares moon launch

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Why Haven’t Astronauts Returned to the Moon in 50 Years? Inside the Technical and Financial Challenges

From outdated tech to funding hurdles, here’s why astronauts haven’t landed on the moon in over five decades

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Artemis II vs Apollo: A visual guide to NASA's path to lunar far side — how astronauts will create figure ‘8’

Artemis II astronauts will be looking at the Moon from a “unique perspective”, as they will be passing by at a much higher altitude compared to the Apollo missions.