NASA Is Conducting A Lunar Mission Over 50 Years Since Its Last One (Here's Why)

For the first time in five decades, NASA is planning to send humans around the Moon with designs on deep space exploration.

When will NASA return humans to the Moon, and why?

STORY: NASA will send four astronauts on a ten-day voyage around the moon in 2026 - the latest step in a mission to land ...

Back to the moon: NASA sets February launch for first crewed lunar mission in 50 years

NASA announced a launch date for first crewed flight to the moon since 1972. The Artemis II mission will circle the moon but ...

Nasa plans first crewed Moon mission in 50 years for February 2026

The first Artemis mission lasted 25 days and saw the launch of an uncrewed spacecraft in November 2022. It saw a spacecraft ...
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Why NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission Commander Hopes They "Will Be Forgotten"

During the conference, NASA reiterated that safety was the number one priority for the flight. Artemis II was originally ...

The farthest journey in human history is about to begin

The first mission of the program, Artemis I, lifted off on November 16, 2022. The uncrewed flight to test the equipment was, ...

NASA could launch historic Artemis II mission around the moon as early as February 2026

NASA could launch its Artemis II mission, which will fly astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, ...
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Why NASA Is Struggling To Achieve A New Moon Landing

More than fifty years after Apollo, the United States is still struggling to land on the Moon again. This documentary ...

U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX

The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready ...

The Moon is getting slightly farther away from the Earth each year − a physicist explains why

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...
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Power play: why NASA is betting on nuclear to outpace rivals on the Moon

The United States is racing to build nuclear power reactors for the Moon, with the first system planned for the end of the decade. This would keep astronauts alive through weeks-long lunar nights, ...