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NASA makes final preparations for its first crewed moon mission in over 50 years

Back in 2024, NASA announced that the Artemis 2 mission was going to be pushed back to April 2026. Now, the agency says it could launch as early as February, with the first flight opportunity being on February 6. NASA is currently making the final preparations for the mission and will soon roll out the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to their launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft system’s four-mile journey from the assembly building to Launch Pad 39B will take up to 12 hours. NASA is targeting a date no earlier than January 17, with the exact day depending on the weather and on the possible need for additional time to address technical issues. Artemis 2 is the first crewed mission to the moon since the Apollo program’s final flight [...]

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Why on Earth would NASA build a nuclear reactor on the Moon?

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NASA's crewed Artemis II launch gets pushed back again, this time due to a helium issue

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The Morning After: Apple will use Gemini to power Siri AI

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NASA pauses its lunar Gateway plan, a comet reverses its spin and more science news

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NASA moves Artemis 2 launch to March after hydrogen leak during testing

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NASA will try its Artemis II launch again in early April

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