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After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

April 11, 2026 admin

NASA’s Orion spacecraft is seen as recovery teams work to secure the spacecraft ahead of transferring Artemis II crew members Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, unseen, following splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, United States. | Photo Credit: NASA via PTI With Artemis II successfully completing its…

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‘Historic day’: Artemis astronauts break space distance record

April 6, 2026 admin

The four astronauts embarking on NASA’s lunar flyby became on Monday (April 6, 2026) the humans to travel furthest from our planet, as they get set to view areas of the Moon never before seen by the naked eye. The Artemis II team broke the previous record set by 1970’s Apollo 13 mission, which they…

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Artemis crew reaches the moon, approaches record-breaking distance from Earth

April 6, 2026 admin

A view of the Moon taken by an Artemis II crew member through the window of the Orion spacecraft on day five of the mission, April 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The four astronauts of NASA’s Artemis II mission entered the moon’s gravitational sphere ⁠of influence early on Monday (April 6, 2026) morning as…

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Artemis II’s moon-bound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

April 3, 2026 admin

This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from of the Orion spacecraft’s window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. Photo: NASA via AP The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever…

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