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NASA launching Artemis II mission

NASA launching Artemis II mission in April; how to watch lift-off

NASA will follow up the success of the unmanned Artemis I mission by sending a four-man crew on an exploration and testing trip round the moon.

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NASA Sets 2028 Launch For First Nuclear Mission To Mars Days Before Return To The Moon

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NASA’s Artemis II Mission Poised to Take Humans Back Around the Moon, 685,000-mile journey

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A behind-the-scenes look at astronauts training for the Artemis moon mission

NASA is going back to the moon more than a half-century after Apollo.

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NASA's Artemis astronauts enter final preparations for Moon mission

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How Cornwall is helping Nasa's deep space mission

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NASA's Artemis II astronauts arrive at Florida launch site for moon trip

Mission specialist Christina Cook has spent 11 months in orbit before, taking part in the first all female space walk.

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Artemis II crew preps for lunar orbit – and Orion’s cosmic commode

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Inside NASA's giant Artemis II rocket as it gears up for a historic moon mission

NASA races to build moon base

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NASA races to build moon base as US challenges China in new space race

NASA is racing to establish a permanent human presence on the moon as the U.S. looks to beat China's ambitions on the lunar surface amid intensifying competition in space.

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NASA discusses future plans for space race, establishing Moon Base

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NASA wants to spend $20 billion to build a permanent moon base

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NASA begins final countdown for first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years

NASA's Artemis II crew arrived in Florida on Friday, signaling final preparations are underway for the first crewed Moon mission since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

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Here are 3 reasons NASA can’t yet land humans on the moon again

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NASA begins final preparations for Artemis II moon rocket launch

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NASA’s history-making moon mission aims to send the first woman and person of color to deep space

The crew of the Artemis II mission will include the first woman and person of color to travel to deep space, ushering in a new era of representation in exploration beyond Earth.

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NASA unveils Space Reactor-1 Freedom mission to Mars...

The mission, called Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1 Freedom), is set to launch in December 2028. This mission aims to showcase the use of nuclear fission in space to power electric thrusters. While nuclear technology has been around for decades, it lacked the drive, purpose, destination, and leadership—until now.

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NASA to test nuclear electric propulsion with 2028 mission to Mars

NASA’s new exploration strategy includes the rapid development of a nuclear-powered mission to Mars in 2028, leveraging Gateway hardware.

NASA's ambitious 'decade of Venus' exploration may bank on 1 probe: 'Not everything can move forward'

NASA may not be able to move forward with all three of its planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its planetary science portfolio.

From NASA's rover routes to jetliners' aircraft sensors, AI is changing how the aerospace industry tests risk

The aerospace industry is high-stakes. To help chart a course for Perseverance, NASA has enlisted AI and a digital twin.

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NASA's long, fraught, over-budget path back to the moon

NASA's Artemis return-to-the-moon program is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Could a successful mission quiet its critics?

NASA shifts its strategy, impacting moon missions and Houston programs

An overhaul of NASA's priorities aims to accelerate moon missions and build a lunar base, but the shift will affect the future of Houston-led programs and commercial space stations.