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NASA, Artemis II and human in space

NASA's Artemis II successfully launches astronauts into space in historic moon mission. What's next?

After weeks of delays, NASA launched the Artemis II into space on Wednesday, the start of a 10-day journey that will take its four-member crew around the moon and back.

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WATCH: A look at some of NASA’s most important missions as humans prepare to return to the Moon on Artemis II

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NASA launches Artemis II astronauts on mission around the moon

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Artemis II blasts ever closer to the far side of the Moon

The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission have now left the Earth's orbit, after their Orion spacecraft fired its main engine for a final push towards the Moon.

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Artemis II live: Nasa astronauts start next stage of Moon mission after historic launch

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Artemis II hit by mid-flight communications scare as NASA briefly loses contact with astronauts

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Artemis II astronauts leave Earth's orbit, rocket towards moon

"We ‌are getting just a beautiful ⁠view ⁠of the dark side of the Earth lit by the moon right now. Phenomenal," Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen informed mission control about 10 minutes after the thru...

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'Feeling pretty good up here': Artemis II makes critical push out of Earth's orbit towards Moon

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Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit

The recycled space shuttle parts that will power Artemis II towards the moon

The Artemis II mission around the moon will be a brilliant last hurrah for several space shuttle engines and booster rocket parts that first flew as far back as 1982.

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Artemis II: New mission, old hardware – less recycling

NASA is heading back to the Moon. But despite advances in computing and manufacturing, America’s space agency is still relying – in some key areas – on decades-old hardware and tech.

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U.S. Space Program

From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II. NASA officials held a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to highlight progress on the upcoming Artem… “The ability to turn around our ...

St. Louis first-graders experience space mission simulation

The program, located in Ferguson, uses interactive activities like rocket launches to inspire students to pursue careers in aeronautics and space exploration.

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

If the pending Artemis II mission is successful, it will not just send Americans around the moon and back for the first time in more than half a century—it will send them further than any human being has traveled into space.