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Artemis, moon and NASA

NASA Artemis II astronauts to fly around moon in spacefaring 'pivot point'

During the flyby, NASA's Artemis II crew will observe lunar features never before seen by human eyes and experience a 40-minute communications blackout.

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How will Artemis 2 be different from NASA's Apollo moon missions?

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Before Artemis II, a look back to Apollo 8, when astronauts first went around the moon and back

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How to track Artemis II astronauts to the moon

NASA offers a real-time flight tracker for the public to follow the Artemis II moon mission.

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Artemis II astronauts race to set a new distance record from Earth and behold the moon’s far side

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Artemis II hits ‘two thirds’ mark on moon journey, shares new lunar photos: ‘History in the making’

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NASA Astronauts Are Closer to Moon Than Earth on Artemis II Day 4

As Day 4 dawned on the Artemis II mission, the astronauts were closer to the moon than to Earth, after crossing the halfway point between the two bodies on Friday night.

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Artemis II shares new lunar images while more than halfway to the moon

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Artemis II crew nears lunar orbit in historic mission

How much more elbow room does Artemis II's Orion have than Apollo?

Orion's interior space is equivalent to that of two minivans, NASA says. That's a lot more breathing room than space capsules of the 1960s and '70s.

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NASA Is Finally Returning to the Moon After 50 Years. But Why Did It Take So Long?

Many things have changed since the 1960s. At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles south-east of Samoa, concluding the last mission to the Moon.

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

Artemis II builds on prior missions including Artemis II and early Apollo missions, including Apollo 8, which set out for a lunar flyby.