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NASA to launch Artemis II crew on mission around moon

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

NASA plans a 2028 nuclear-powered Mars mission using SR-1 Freedom and Skyfall helicopters, aiming to transform deep-space travel and future human exploration.

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Can NASA launch a nuclear mission to Mars by 2028?

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NASA’s Artemis II lifts off on historic moon mission

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Nasa reports new technical issue with Moon mission spacecraft as astronauts sealed in

The crew on the 10-day Artemis II mission won't land on the Moon, but plan to circle it, while travelling further from Earth than anyone has ever been before

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Astronauts strapped in for historic US lunar launch

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NASA’s Artemis II launches astronauts on historic mission around the moon

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NASA to launch its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than half a century

(Photo: The Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Launch Complex 39B ahead of the mission launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. Credit: Reuters/ Br...

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Live updates: NASA launches Artemis II astronauts toward the moon

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NASA's historic moon mission blasts into space

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America launches its bid to reach Mars

The Artemis II mission is America’s opening bid for deep space exploration — an ambition that is well worth its hefty price tag. Some taxpayers watching Artemis II might think, “Been there, done that.

Space Exploration: The Ultimate Design And Engineering Challenge

Modern space exploration is driven as much by processors as it is by rockets. And it remains the ultimate test of our collective ingenuity.

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NASA Is Sending a Fleet of Helicopters to Mars on the First Ever Nuclear-Powered Interplanetary Spacecraft

NASA is officially sending a fleet of robotic helicopters to Mars in 2028.

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Looking ahead to Artemis II: The second space race

NASA is preparing for Artemis II, which will carry astronauts on a trip around the Moon.

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NASA Perseverance rover sees megaripples on Mars | Space photo of the day for Jan. 7, 2026.

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From ‘Project Hail Mary’ to Artemis II, spaceflight captures audiences when it centers on people because human space travel is hazardous

The central premise of the blockbuster film “Project Hail Mary” is a long-shot mission with a familiar goal: Save humanity from extinction. While the details of the threat facing humanity are new to this story,

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Mars Was Once Warm and Wet. NASA’s ESCAPADE Is About to Learn What Went Wrong

NASA’s twin ESCAPADE spacecraft will uncover how the Sun stripped Mars of its atmosphere. Mars is a very different world today than it once was. Scientists believe the planet used to have a thicker atmosphere,