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NASA's Artemis II sending crew around moon

More than half a century after astronauts last left the lunar surface, NASA is preparing to send a crew of four back to the moon on a fly-by mission that will sling them around the far side.

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NASA's Artemis II moon crew will see views 'human eyes have not seen'

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Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad with this 24-hour livestream

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'Chance for rocket to talk to us' NASA says of Artemis II launch delay

NASA delayed the Artemis II moon mission launch to no earlier than March 6 after a critical test revealed multiple issues.

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NASA targets a March launch of the moon rocket after test run reveals fuel leaks

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Former NASA astronaut speaks on critical Artemis II moon rehearsal

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NASA's Artemis II moon mission slips to March

The planned Artemis II crew includes three U.S. astronauts - ⁠Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch - and a Canadian astronaut, Jeremy Hansen.

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Nasa delays moon rocket launch by a month after fuel leaks during test

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NASA delays launch of historic moon mission

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Watch NASA's Artemis 1 spacecraft, moon and Earth in same shot during close approach

See footage Orion Spacecraft, moon and Earth shortly before its "outbound powered flyby burn". Orion was less than 2000 miles away from the moon and over 200,000 miles away from Earth. Credit: Credit: NASA / edited by Space.

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Keeping an eye on the far side of the moon

While human missions to the moon will be facing Earth, on the other side of the moon, completely hidden from view, there will be a plethora of robots silently peering out to the edge of the universe and back to find out how it all began.