Soon, four astronauts will launch on a mission to the vicinity of the Moon for the first time in over 50 years. The mission, called Artemis II, is the second mission — and first crewed mission — of ...

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Apollo 17’s Gene Cernan spoke some of the last words from the surface of the moon on December 14, 1972: “And, as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall ...

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Tuning into the feed at optimal times could unveil the imposing 322-foot spacecraft in the foreground of a stunning sunset or sunrise, or show it prominently lighting up the night sky. As early as ...

The Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft on the pad Feb. 1 during a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis 2 mission. Credit: NASA/Sam Lott WASHINGTON — NASA is no longer planning a February launch ...

It's been a busy week for NASA's Artemis lunar campaign, which has experienced a number of recent setbacks as the agency has again delayed the first crewed mission under the program. The launch date ...

Liquid hydrogen fuel leaks forced NASA to delay the launch of Artemis II—the same scenario it encountered four years ago during the Artemis I mission. The sun sets as NASA’s crawler-transporter 2 ...

Bracing for a weekend cold snap in Florida, NASA delayed a dress rehearsal fueling test for its Artemis II moon rocket, moving it from Saturday to Monday, and pushed the long-awaited launch back at ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The towering rocket NASA will use to help propel four astronauts on a historic trip around the moon is vertical on the launch pad, ...