NASA Astronauts History

Moon, NASA and Artemis II mission

Astronaut Victor Glover praised for saying moon mission is 'human history,' not 'Black history'

NASA astronaut Victor Glover said he hopes for a future where milestones like his are no longer defined by "firsts," emphasizing that the moon mission should be seen as part of shared human history ra...

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Nasa’s first black astronaut on Moon mission: I’m not making black history, it’s human history

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Artemis II Launch: Watch Live as NASA Sends Astronauts to Moon

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Artemis II crew nears lunar orbit in historic mission

The Artemis II crew is making history as they approach lunar orbit, poised to become the first humans to travel farther from Earth than ever before.

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Artemis II leaves Earth's orbit on track for far side of the Moon

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NASA Artemis II astronauts rocket towards Moon after spending day orbiting Earth

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Live Updates: Artemis II Astronauts Are Traveling to the Moon After Engine Burn

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are in an orbit of Earth that goes to a higher altitude than astronauts usually travel when they are circling the planet.

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Astronauts describe 'spectacular moment' in space after leaving Earth's orbit

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Artemis II astronauts now closer to the moon than the Earth

Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13’s record

Artemis II was poised to set a distance record for humans, traveling more than 252,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) from Earth before hanging a U-turn behind the moon and heading home without stopping or entering lunar orbit. The record is currently held by Apollo 13.

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From the archive: History-making astronaut Christina Koch

NASA astronaut Christina Koch is making history as the first woman to travel around the moon as a crew member on the Artemis II mission. It’s not the first time Koch has made history. In 2020 she told Meghna what it was like to spend a record-breaking 11 months in space.