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NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission

Artemis 2 astronauts enter quarantine to prep for NASA moon launch

The four astronauts who will soon become the first humans in more than half a century to fly on a lunar mission have begun the quarantine process – a crucial sign that NASA believes a launch could be ...

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Going the farthest: Meet the four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II moon mission

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NASA’s Artemis II: Why 4 astronauts will orbit the moon but never land

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Florida cold blast impacts NASA's Artemis II, SpaceX Crew-12 launch dates

For the first time in more than 60 years, NASA has two human spaceflight crews waiting in quarantine at the same time ahead of launch: the four Artemis II astronauts and the SpaceX Crew-12 quartet.

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NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission: How to Watch and What to Know

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

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Artemis II set to launch in February, one step closer to returning to the moon

“You can go up there, and it’s almost a Rosetta Stone you can read that tells you about the solar system’s history,” said Haluska, which could lead to many discoveries, some even useful back on Earth.

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NASA delays the first Artemis moonshot with astronauts because of extreme cold at the launch site

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Artemis II: NASA's Journey to the Moon | NBC News

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Astronauts Are Heading to the Moon for the First Time in Over 50 Years, but They Won’t Be Landing

A group of four NASA astronauts are set to blast off on a historic mission, dubbed Artemis II, as soon as February 6

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'Back to the Moon': Time magazine salutes Artemis 2 astronauts in special commemorative cover issue

While the world holds its collective breath and awaits humanity's return to the moon after more than a half-century for a record-breaking lunar voyage, Time magazine is celebrating the momentous event with a special Artemis 2 cover issue that hit newsstands on Friday (Jan. 30).

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For the first time in half a century, astronauts are going back to the Moon

If flying to the Moon were like swimming the English Channel, no one in the 53 years since Apollo 17 splashed down in the Pacific would have ventured more than 40 metres from the beach. That is about to change.

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Four astronauts to take unprecedented path to moon. But why aren't they landing?

The spacecraft that could soon carry four people on a historic lunar mission, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule, is to take centre stage, making an hours-long journey from the agency's Vehicle Assembly Building to a launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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We asked retired astronauts about their favorite space movies, and this is what they shared with us

Ahead of the launch of Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, astronauts share the movies that capture the danger, teamwork, and wonder of spaceflight. Their picks offer cinematic glimpses into the real challenges and triumphs of exploring beyond Earth.

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After 54 Years, Astronauts Are Going Back to the Moon

NASA's Artemis II is poised for the first lunar mission since 1972—with much more to come.