NASA's Artemis II launches historic mission to moon

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NASA's Artemis II moon mission is set to make space history
Just a few hours remain in the countdown for Artemis II, NASA's mission to return astronauts to lunar orbit for the first time since the Apollo era. The agency's new lunar hopes and dreams are sitting on pad 39B at Florida's Kennedy Space Center in the form of a 322-foot-tall rocket set to launch three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day flyby of Earth's nearest celestial companion.

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The Artemis II is the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years. Photos show the US' exploration of the moon through history.
NASA successfully launches Artemis II: Four astronauts embark on historic 10-day lunar flyby
Liftoff! NASA's mighty Artemis II rocket launches, sending astronauts toward moon
NASA's Artemis II mission is sending four astronauts on a trip around the moon.

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Artemis II crew blasts toward space on historic NASA moon mission
Artemis II launches from NASA's KSC, Florida: Astronauts off on moon mission
NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Moon Flight
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket roared off its launchpad around 6:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, leaving plumes streaking across the sky as its boosters and engines fired away.

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Watch the moment Artemis II blasts into space on historic mission
Victor Glover Piloting Artemis II Launch, Former CFB Player Among 4 Astronauts on NASA Moon Mission

History of the NASA space program

ABC News’ Elizabeth Schulze reports on the cold-war era space race and the history of the NASA space program, ahead of the Artemis II launch and the future US moon-base ambition.
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Students learn from NASA and embark on space simulation ahead of 40 year anniversary of Challenger disaster

KAPOLEI, Oahu (KHON2) — This coming Wednesday, Jan. 28, will mark the 40-year anniversary of the Challenger explosion, one of the biggest tragedies in NASA history, which killed seven crew members aboard the space shuttle. This included Hawaii’s first ...
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Next class of astronauts has more women than men for the first time in NASA history

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA introduced its newest astronauts Monday, 10 scientists, engineers and test pilots chosen from more than 8,000 applicants to help explore the moon and possibly Mars. For the first time, there were more women than men in an ...
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It’s the Most Famous Line in NASA History. You’ve Heard It a Million Times. The Future of the Agency Now Depends on Remembering It.

“Houston, we have a problem” may be the most famous line in the annals of spaceflight. That’s what Tom Hanks, playing astronaut Jim Lovell, says in the movie Apollo 13. In reality, astronaut Jack Swigert said “Houston, we’ve had a problem ...