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NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket reaches launch pad, prepares for first crewed lunar mission in 50 years

The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are at Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis II could launch in February.

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Artemis 2 update: NASA to wheel historic, 11 million-pound rocket to the launch pad this weekend

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NASA hopes to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to the moon next month, but it's going to be tight: 'This is not a rush'

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4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing?

The spacecraft that could soon carry four people on a historic lunar mission, NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule, will take center stage Saturday, making an hours-long journey f...

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NASA's Artemis II mission clears big hurdle, rolling out to launchpad

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Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad

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Watch NASA roll huge Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Jan. 17

Artemis 2 will send NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, on a 10-day trip around the moon and back.

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NASA Rolled Out Artemis —Here’s Why It Matters

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'We're ready to go,' Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad

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NASA's powerful new Roman Space Telescope is complete — and will soon begin mission to find 100,000 alien worlds

New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Experts have also revealed when the next-gen spacecraft is set to launch and begin collecting data.

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NASA juggling piloted moon mission and space station crew replacement flight

Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.

New NASA mission will be the first of its kind in over 50 years

A new NASA mission is set to see astronauts return to an area of 'deep space' that hasn't been visited in over 50 years. Despite the Trump administration revealing last year that the space agency's overall budget would be cut to its lowest since 2015, it still has big plans for 2026.

NASA launches new mission to get the most out of the James Webb Space Telescope

Among other things, the James Webb Space Telescope is designed to get us closer to finding habitable worlds around faraway stars. From its perch a million miles from Earth, Webb’s huge gold-coated mirror collects more light than any other telescope put into space.

5 Ways NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Will Make Spaceflight History

The first crewed spaceflight of NASA’s Artemis program will break records, achieve historic firsts, and pave the way for America’s return to the Moon.

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New NASA mission will study the Sun's 'hidden heart' for the first time

NASA's new CMEx mission will measure the Sun's chromosphere magnetism, the origin of solar storms, hoping to improve solar storm warnings.

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NASA preparing for its first crewed Moon mission in 50 years

The Artemis II mission was originally slated for Nov. 2024, with astronaut Reid Wiseman appointed as commander of a 4-person crew aboard the agency's brand new space vehicle. The scheduled date was pushed back to April 2026, however, and now appears to be ramping up for an even earlier 2026 blast off.