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NASA readies Artemis mission sending astronauts back to moon

NASA readies Artemis mission sending astronauts back to the moon

Under a mission scheduled to launch Wednesday evening, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are set to trace a figure-eight around the moon aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft — an endeavor known as Artemis II — making them the first people to travel this far since the Apollo missions of the 1970s.

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Inside NASA’s astronaut training for a historic moon mission

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Moon Rocket and Weather Are on NASA's Side for the First Astronaut Launch in Decades

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What to know about NASA's Artemis 2 launch and its 10-day moon journey

NASA's Artemis 2 mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon, the first crewed mission toward the moon in over 50 years.

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The 322-Foot Tall Rocket for NASA’s Moon Flyby

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How to watch NASA's historic Artemis II launch for the moon

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Why is NASA going to the moon again?

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch this week, which could bring humanity close to the moon for the first time since 1972.

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Artemis II won't land on the moon. When will astronauts return?

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Artemis II to 'unlock the next generation of space exploration'

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What happens inside NASA Pathways program? Work and training explained

Learn how NASA Pathways interns contribute to engineering projects, gain hands-on experience, and receive mentorship while preparing for careers in space exploration at Kennedy Space Center.

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Smead Aerospace graduate a NASA astronaut candidate

An alumna of the University of Colorado Boulder and a Kentucky native, Overcash was selected as one of 10 astronaut candidates from over 8,000 applications received for their Astronaut Class of 2025. In September, she began a two-year NASA training ...

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Preparing for the High Frontier: The Role and Training of NASA Astronauts in the Post-Space Shuttle Era

In May 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) was asked by NASA to address several questions related to the Astronaut Corps. The NRC’s Committee on Human Spaceflight Crew Operations was tasked to answer several questions: 1. How should the role and ...

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Why NASA compares its new astronaut class to a platypus? Name origin and traits explained

NASA likens its newest astronaut class to a platypus to highlight unique traits. The name origin and characteristics reflect their skills and diverse backgrounds in the program.

History of the NASA space program

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze reports on the cold-war era space race and the history of the NASA space program, ahead of the Artemis II launch and the future US moon-base ambition.