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NASA directs crew in International Space Station to wait inside 'safe haven' while repairs are done
The cosmonauts are repairing cracks that have, on and off for five years, caused small air leaks, which is considered a top safety risk.
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Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during test in Florida
The company said the explosion occurred at about 9 p.m. Eastern Time and that there were no injuries from the incident.
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NASA unveils plans for three unmanned lunar missions in 2026
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said the first flight, which will be led by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin, will take place no earlier than the fall.
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Artemis II astronauts reflect on lunar mission, reunions with loved ones
The group of four astronauts, which included three NASA astronauts and one astronaut from Canada, consisted of Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency mission specialist Jeremy Hansen.
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Watch Live: Artemis II gives update ahead of landing Friday
NASA and the Navy are preparing to recover the astronauts and their Orion spacecraft. The crew will be rescued by the amphibious dock ship U.S.S. John P. Murtha.
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Artemis lunar mission expected to land back on Earth on Friday
NASA and the Navy are preparing to recover the astronauts and their Orion spacecraft, who will be recovered by the amphibious dock ship U.S.S. John P. Murtha.
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Artemis II crew breaks record for furthest distance humans have traveled from Earth
Mission specialist Jeremy Hansen honored the legacy of the Apollo missions in a message after the crew broke Apollo 13's record. The crew has traveled over 252,000 miles now.
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NASA shares new image of moon from lunar flyby mission
The photo includes the Orientale Basin, which is the first time humans have seen the entire lunar feature.
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NASA clears Artemis II crew to break from Earth's orbit and head for the moon
The Orion space capsule lifted out of Florida's Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night, marking the start of the first lunar mission in over 50 years. The last time the United States sent people to the moon was in the Apollo missions that ended in 1972.
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NASA's Artemis II crew successfully takes off in first lunar mission in over 50 years
Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson told the Artemis crew that “the hopes and dreams of a new generation," are with them as they aim to reach a greater distance from Earth than anyone has before.
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NASA investigates potential battery issue ahead of lunar launch
Engineers are working to determine whether the issue was with a sensor or a battery itself, after one of the two batteries for the launch abort system was "out of temperature range."
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Watch Live: NASA launches astronauts in Artemis II lunar mission
The spacecraft was expected to launch from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at 6:24 p.m. Eastern, but there has been a slight delay, with the countdown expected to resume shortly.
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Trump hails U.S. return to lunar missions with Artemis II launch
The Artemis II mission will see four astronauts fly past the moon and return to Earth after looping around the planet's sole natural satellite.