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For the first time since 1972, people are headed to the moon. What to know about NASA’s mission

On Wednesday, NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. It’s the first flight to the moon in ...

Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: ...

Here’s how many astronauts have gone to space and the moon

Saturday, April 12, 1961 was the date of the first human space flight, carried out by Yuri Gagarin, a Soviet citizen. This ...

‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years

The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age ...
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How the Inspiration4 Mission Fits Into the Long History of Civilian Space Travel

Payload specialists in training for STS-51L take a break in shuttle emergency egress training in 1986. Left to right: Gregory Jarvis, Christa McAuliffe and Barbara Morgan. McAuliffe was selected as ...

Artemis II brings pieces of the past on its historic deep space voyage

The Artemis II mission is seeking to make history while carrying a piece of aviation history with them onboard the Orion ...

Victor Glover, Artemis II’s Pilot, Will be the First Black Astronaut Around the Moon.

An astronaut since 2013, Mr. Glover was also the first Black astronaut on a long duration International Space Station mission ...

How the engines of the Artemis II rocket flew on NASA's space shuttle

NASA's Artemis II mission will launch with SLS rocket engines that have flown multiple times on past space shuttle missions.