The first astronauts to travel to the Moon in more than half a century are back on Earth after a record-setting mission aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight. NASA astronauts …
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Busy Day of Space Science and Lab Maintenance Greets Station Crew
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauA packed schedule filled with numerous science objectives and critical lab maintenance tasks greeted the Expedition 74 crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. Meanwhile, the orbital residents await the next U.S. cargo …
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NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Targets April 11 Launch Amid Full Station Schedule
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX now are targeting no earlier than 7:41 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 11, for the next Cygnus XL and Falcon 9 launch opportunity to resupply the International Space Station. …
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NASA to Host Media Call with Artemis II Crew on Way Home from Moon
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauMedia will have an opportunity at 9:45 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8, to speak with NASA’s Artemis II crew members as they continue their journey toward Earth during their …
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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe first flyby images of the Moon captured by NASA’s Artemis II astronauts during their historic test flight reveal some regions no human has seen, including a rare in-space solar …
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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauFour astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight around the Moon made history at 12:56 p.m. CDT on Monday, traveling 248,655 miles from Earth, surpassing the record for human spaceflight’s …
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The food flying aboard Artemis II is designed to support crew health and performance during the mission around the Moon. With no resupply, refrigeration, or late-load capability, all meals must …
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NASA Answers Your Most Pressing Artemis II Questions
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe first crewed test flight under NASA’s Artemis program is underway. Four Artemis II astronauts are flying aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft around the Moon and back, as they test how the spacecraft’s …
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NASA Sets Coverage for Northrop Grumman’s CRS-24 Resupply Launch
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNASA, Northrop Grumman, and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:49 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 8, for the next launch delivering science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International …
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NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauFor the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts on a NASA mission are bound to fly around the Moon after successfully completing a key burn of Orion’s main …