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Experts Warn That There’s Something Wrong With the Moon Rocket NASA Is About to Launch With Astronauts Aboard

"What they’re talking about doing is crazy." The post Experts Warn That There’s Something Wrong With the Moon Rocket NASA Is ...

NASA teams preparing for Artemis II test mission

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) – NASA teams in Florida are moving closer to a major test for the Artemis II mission, the first planned crewed flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft ...
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NASA scrambles as Orion’s heat shield glitch forces a total reentry rethink

NASA’s return to crewed lunar flight is now hinging on a slab of material at the bottom of Orion that did not behave the way ...

Artemis II rocket mission to the moon: What you need to know

The U.S. is the only country to have ever sent humans to the moon.

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket reaches launch pad, prepares for first crewed lunar mission in 50 years

The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis ...
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Artemis II mission introduces NASA’s next generation systems for human lunar travel

Artemis II will flight-test Orion and the Space Launch System, introducing integrated spacecraft, rocket, and life-support systems designed for sustained human travel beyond low Earth orbit.

NASA's Artemis II mission to fly legacy keepsakes with astronaut crew

As America approaches its 250th anniversary of declaring independence, NASA's Artemis II mission will carry a host of ...
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NASA runs Artemis II wet dress rehearsal to test fueling and launch procedures

NASA conducted a wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II to validate fueling, countdown, and launch procedures for the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft ahead of a future crewed mission.

Networks are keeping NASA's Artemis II mission connected

NASA's Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the ...
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NASA’s Artemis II: Why 4 astronauts will orbit the moon but never land

NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the Moon without touching its surface, a deliberate choice that ...

NASA is about to send people to the moon — in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly

As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.