Artemis II astronauts rocket toward moon

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What Health Risks Face The NASA Artemis II Moon Mission Astronauts?
NASA’s Artemis II mission launched from Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, sending Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a t...

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NASA's moon mission has begun — here's what's ahead for the Artemis II astronauts
NASA releases stunning first images of Earth taken by the Artemis II astronauts
Artemis capsule boost puts astronauts moon-bound for record-breaking journey
The Orion capsule carrying four astronauts in NASA's Artemis II mission executed a key thruster firing on Thursday that will ​kick the crew out of Earth's orbit and on a path toward the moon, committi...

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Artemis II live: Crew in 'great spirits' as NASA says it's a new 'space race'
Artemis II crew take 'spectacular' image of Earth
Artemis astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind
Nasa released the crew’s first downlinked images on Friday, one-and-a-half days into the first astronaut Moon mission in more than half a century.

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Artemis II: Nasa spacecraft fires engines to leave Earth’s orbit in first manned moon mission in five decades
Artemis II astronauts reveal terrifying warning message they received as their spacecraft passed the 'point of no return' on its trip to the moon

NASA launches four astronauts on world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century

By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China.

NASA astronauts on track to moon after Orion engine burn

NASA’s Lockheed Martin Corp.-built Orion capsule ignited its main engine in space late Thursday, putting the crew on track for a historic lunar flyby.

Meet the NASA astronauts headed to the moon

The quest to reach  the Moon has always been a key part of the American myth.So has the country's embrace of immigrants, and its vision of itself as a defender of democracy around the world. On a day all three are in play,

Astronaut Victor Glover praised for saying moon mission is 'human history,' not 'Black history'

Victor Glover said the Artemis II mission represents “human history," not identity-based milestones. His remarks gained traction online and drew praise from conservatives.
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An Astronaut’s Sudden Inability to Speak Prompted the ISS’s First Medical Evacuation. Doctors Still Don’t Know What Caused the Issue

The individual who fell ill, NASA's Mike Fincke, says the medical team is almost certain that the issue was related to being in space

'Goodnight Crew, Goodnight Moon': Busy Day Aboard Orion, NASA Artemis II Astronauts Sign Off

The translunar injection burn not only sets the Artemis II astronauts on the path to the Moon, it also puts the crew in a free return trajectory, which will allow them to use Moon's gravity to return to Earth.