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NASA advances Mars mission groundwork as Artemis program ramps up

Four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen — are circling Earth aboard the Orion spacecraft right now, and the data streaming back from their Artemis II mission is already reshaping NASA’s plans for the Moon and Mars.

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What's next for the Artemis program? When NASA could return to the moon - and its race with China

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NASA unveils $20 billion moon base plans ahead of Artemis 2 launch

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NASA’s Next Spacesuit Won’t Be Ready for Artemis 4 Moon Landing, Watchdog Warns

As NASA prepares to land astronauts on the Moon for the first time in over 50 years, there’s still one very crucial component that’s missing: the spacesuits.

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Guess What This Creepy Underwater Thing Is That Was Photographed by US Navy Divers for NASA

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Watch live: NASA chief testifies before House on 2027 budget after Artemis II mission

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Artemis II heat shield damage shouldn’t slow up Artemis III plans, NASA says

That gamble paid off with a successful splashdown in the Pacific for Artemis II on April 10.

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Back from the moon, Artemis II astronauts acclimate to life on Earth

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Artemis III rocket rollout in New Orleans

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SR-1 Freedom: NASA plans to launch its first nuclear-powered Mars spacecraft in 2028

Following a December 2025 executive order prioritizing “American space superiority,” NASA is advancing nuclear

Jeff Bezos’ Botched Space Launch Was So Bad It Could Threaten NASA’s Entire Moon Program

During its third launch, the company’s New Glenn rocket failed to deliver its payload, a communication satellite by customer AST SpaceMobile, into a high-enough orbit, turning it into nothing more than a piece of space junk — and an expensive insurance claim.

Artemis Program

NASA says it can't try until March at the earliest to send a crewed spacecraft on a flight around the moon and back, due to hydrogen leaks during testing of the Artemis II rocket. NASA's first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years has been delayed until March at the earliest.

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NASA’s Artemis II heads to moon with New Orleans-built rocket

New Orleans marked the launch of NASA‘s Artemis II mission Wednesday by highlighting the city’s decades-long role in America’s space program, with public displays celebrating the workforce and industry behind the mission. NASA is preparing to launch ...

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NASA’s Artemis program has sparked a race to land U.S. rovers on the moon

As NASA’s Artemis II mission unfolds, with four astronauts on the first crewed lunar voyage since 1972’s Apollo 17, the U.S.’s elite status as the only nation to ever send humans to the moon remains

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

Artemis II mission is set to launch at 6:24 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center. The mission will send a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon, marking a historic return to deep space in over 50 years.