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NASA Artemis II astronauts to fly around moon in spacefaring 'pivot point'

The crew expects to see lunar geologic features never glimpsed by human eyes while their Orion spacecraft passes about 4,066 miles above the moon's rock-strewn surface.

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NASA can fly humans to the moon. But it still can’t make Outlook sync

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NASA shoehorns in human science on Artemis II moon mission

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NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts

NASA released the very first images taken by astronauts aboard the Artemis II Orion capsule as they are making their way to the moon .

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Artemis astronauts to study the Moon’s surface using mainly their eyes

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'Frozen Surprises': Halfway To Moon, NASA's Artemis II Crew Faces Toilet Glitch | Netizens React

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NASA Artemis II moon flyby on April 6: Why is it important? What will astronauts see? How long will it last? Know here

It will be the most crucial moments of the mission when astronauts will set the record for the farthest anyone has ever travelled from Earth.

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NASA’s Artemis II just captured Earth from deep space: Stunning new images show our planet like never before

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Artemis II reaches halfway mark on journey to the moon, NASA shares update

How much more elbow room does Artemis II's Orion have than Apollo?

Orion's interior space is equivalent to that of two minivans, NASA says. That's a lot more breathing room than space capsules of the 1960s and '70s.

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OTD In Space - April 4: Last Un-crewed Apollo Test Flight

On April 4, 1968, NASA launched the final uncrewed test flight of its Saturn V rocket. The Apollo 6 mission demonstrated that the Saturn V rocket and the Apollo spacecraft were ready to send astronauts into space.

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NASA Is Finally Returning to the Moon After 50 Years. But Why Did It Take So Long?

Many things have changed since the 1960s. At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles south-east of Samoa, concluding the last mission to the Moon.

The similarities and differences between Artemis II and Apollo 8

In the same way that Artemis II serves as the first crewed flight to test technology for future missions to the moon and Mars, Apollo 8, which launched on Dec. 21, 1968, also served as a lunar landing preparation mission, preceding Apollo 11's July 1969 lunar landing.