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Science News · 4h

Artemis II sends humans around the moon for first time since Apollo

For the first time in more than half a century, humans are flying toward the moon.

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Artemis II launch: A look back at prior missions to the moon including Apollo 8

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Apollo’s impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA’s return to the moon with Artemis II launch

CNET · 11h

See Nat Geo's Behind-the-Scenes Footage Inside the Artemis II Orion Spacecraft

The Artemis II mission is scheduled to begin its 2-hour liftoff on Wednesday, with its launch window beginning at 6:24 p.m. ET, initiating a 10-day mission for four astronauts and marking the first ti...

cnbctv18 · 19h

Artemis 2: Why did it take 50 years to go back to the Moon

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Nasa's Artemis II rocket successfully lifts off for historic bid to land astronauts on Moon after 54 years

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Artemis launch live: NASA Artemis II launch time, countdown and updates

A menu released by NASA showed the crew will be enjoying 189 unique foods, drinks and condiments as they fly toward the moon.

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Photos: Counting Down to the Launch of Artemis II

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Watch live: NASA holds press conference ahead of Artemis II launch

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They grew up watching moon missions. Finally, they get to launch one.

Tonight, NASA intends to launch Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a team of four astronauts to slingshot around the moon on a 10-day journey that will be the farthest humans have ever traveled in space.

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.