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NASA, Moon and Artemis

NASA's Artemis II crew commits to moon trajectory after critical burn sends Orion into deep space

NASA's Artemis II mission completes a critical engine burn, propelling the Orion spacecraft and its four-person crew out of Earth orbit toward the moon.

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NASA launches Artemis II, its first crewed mission toward the Moon in decades

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NASA Artemis II crew plans moon observations, equipment tests on Day 3

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Artemis II moon mission breaks record for distance from Earth

NASA’s Artemis II crew has reached the farthest distance from Earth ever travelled by humans, surpassing the Apollo 13 record set in 1970.

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NASA's Artemis II Breaks Record With Trip Around The Moon

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More than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts grappled with a toilet problem

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Artemis II Mission: Astronauts set new distance record during historic lunar flyby

Less than an hour before kicking off the fly-around and intense lunar observations, the four astronauts surpassed the distance record of 248,655 miles (400,171 kilometers) set by Apollo 13 in April 19...

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Live Updates: Artemis II Begins Return to Earth After Swinging Around Moon’s Far Side

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Artemis II update: Astronauts break Apollo 13's record; name lunar crater after Reid Wiseman’s late wife Carroll

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NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit: Astronauts Successfully Complete Key Burn of Orion’s Main Engine

For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts on a NASA mission are bound to fly around the Moon after successfully completing a key burn of Orion’s main engine.

4 astronauts are now on their path to the moon. Here’s what happens next

Artemis II hit a key milestone Thursday when Orion ignited its engine, propelling the crew on a trip that will reach deeper into space than any human has traveled.

Artemis II Astronauts Fly Away From Earth Toward the Moon

After a day of testing the Orion capsule high above the planet, the crew of the NASA mission became the first people to head into deep space since 1972.

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Canoga Park RS‑25 Engines Power Artemis II

"We start building the engines from the raw material," Mark Aldaba told NBC Los Angeles, walking through the machining, welding, and assembly work that happens on the Canoga Park floor. The local profile,