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NASA extends tiny CAPSTONE probe's moon mission to December 2025
CAPSTONE is now funded until December 2025 ... lunar south pole — an early priority zone for the space agency’s Artemis program. Bradley Cheetham, Advanced Space’s president and CEO ...
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NASA stacks moon-bound Artemis 2 rocket: Space photo of the day
The Space Launch System (SLS) core stage and rocket boosters have now been stood up and mated in preparation for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission. On March 23, 2025, technicians working at NASA's ...
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NASA's Artemis 2 crew wants your help designing the plush toy that will fly with them around the moon.
NASA's Artemis 2 crew is seeking an original idea for their zero-g indicator (ZGI), a stuffed toy or doll that will be suspended from a tether in their Orion spacecraft to signal when they enter ...
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As preps continue, it’s looking more likely that NASA will fly the Artemis II mission
It is the single largest element for NASA's Artemis II mission, which is slated to ferry a crew of astronauts around the far side of the Moon as soon as next year. Finally, ground crews lowered ...
Phys.org5d
NASA puts biggest rocket pieces together for Artemis II moon mission
The slow race of getting NASA's Space Launch System rocket pieced together for next year's Artemis II moon mission jumped a big hurdle over the weekend. The 212-foot-tall core stage was placed ...
NASA rolls out Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin rocket boosters for upcoming moon mission
March 7 (UPI) --NASA on Friday rolled out the new Artemis II Orion spacecraft and twin Space Launch System solid rocket ...
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SXSW 2025: Artemis II astronauts talk about NASA's goal of returning to the moon
NASA's Artemis program aims to use the Moon as a stepping stone for human exploration of Mars. Artemis II, scheduled for 2026, will be the first crewed mission of the program, orbiting the Earth ...