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Key milestones in NASA's Artemis moon program
March 30 (Reuters) - NASA's Artemis program is the U.S. effort to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era and eventually establish a sustained human presence there, a goal Washington has framed as central to maintaining space leadership amid growing competition from China.

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NASA’s SLS Artemis moon rocket is among largest in world. How big is it?
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Why NASA’s SLS rocket is central to the Artemis II mission plan?
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record as humans travel farther from Earth than ever before
With the moon looming ever larger, the Artemis II astronauts raced to set a new distance record Monday from Earth on a lunar fly-around promising magnificent views of the far side never seen before by...

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NASA Families Don’t Go to the Moon, but They’re on the Mission, Too
Artemis II crew stunned by views as they ready to loop around far side of moon
Is the moon brown? Artemis II astronauts get up close look at part of moon never seen during historic flyby
North Carolina astronaut Christina Koch reported to the Mission Control Center that the crew noticed the moon looked brown up close.

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Artemis astronauts survey lunar surface on flyby, solar eclipse up next
Artemis II sails through trip around the moon after surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record
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NASA stops work on SLS Mobile Launcher 2

NASA has stopped work on a second mobile launch platform intended for an upgraded version of the SLS the agency no longer plans to develop.

NASA’s giant moon rocket ready for Florida Artemis 2 launch. What to know

NASA's Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis moon mission is one of the largest ever. Here's how it compares to Starship, Saturn V and more.

With Artemis II facing delays, NASA announces big structural changes to the lunar program

Artemis II has been plagued by similar issues to those faced by its predecessor, leading NASA to shake up its plan to return humans to the Moon.

NASA's Artemis Program Is a Monument to Government Waste. It Can Only Go Up From Here.

The post NASA's Artemis Program Is a Monument to Government Waste. It Can Only Go Up From Here. appeared first on Reason.com.

‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years

The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.

NASA's moon mission tests aerospace old guard as SpaceX, Blue Origin hover

NASA's Artemis II mission is shaping up to be more than just the next step in returning humans to the moon — it is a key test of whether the agency's traditional contractor-built systems can remain viable in a rapidly ​shifting space industry.

What to Know About NASA's Artemis Program

NASA intends to send a lot of people to the moon-and to Mars-in the coming decade.

NASA astronauts are now approaching the moon. Here are 3 reasons they’re not landing

For the first time since the 1970’s, NASA is sending a crew to the moon, but the astronauts won’t set foot on the surface. Here’s why the landing will have to wait.