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'A very big deal': Canadian astronaut reflects on historic Moon mission

'A very big deal': Canadian astronaut reflects on historic Moon mission

As soon as Wednesday, NASA is poised to make history -- sending the first woman, the first person of color, and the first non-American on a voyage around the Moon. Canadian Jeremy Hansen is among the four-person crew, what astronaut and fellow countryman Joshua Kutryk called "a very

NASA begins countdown to April 1 Moon launch

NASA begins countdown to April 1 Moon launch

NASA began its two-day countdown Monday ahead of what is slated to be its first crewed moonshot in more than half a century, a long-anticipated loop around Earth's satellite that is to pave the way for future exploration. The first window to launch from the Kennedy

US activists work to connect Iranians via Starlink

US activists work to connect Iranians via Starlink

With the war in Iran leading to a near-total internet blackout in the country, activists around the world -- especially in the United States -- are mobilizing to help Iranians stay connected via Starlink. Despite being banned, billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet system has gained ground in Iran thanks

Meet the four astronauts set to voyage around the Moon

Meet the four astronauts set to voyage around the Moon

The four astronauts selected for the Artemis 2 Moon mission will be the first to travel there in more than five decades. In doing so, they will become the new faces of American space exploration. Americans Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch will make the voyage with their Canadian

Artemis 2 Moon mission: a primer

Artemis 2 Moon mission: a primer

NASA's Artemis 2 lunar mission is set to be the first crewed flyby of the Moon in more than half a century, and could launch as soon as April 1. Here is what to know about the highly anticipated mission that will usher in a new chapter of

It's go time: historic Moon mission set for lift-off

It's go time: historic Moon mission set for lift-off

More than half-a-century after the groundbreaking Apollo program's last crewed flight to the Moon, three men and one woman are preparing for a lunar journey set to turn a new page in American space exploration. The long-delayed NASA mission dubbed Artemis II is slated to

Court orders Greenpeace to pay $345 mn to US oil pipeline company

Court orders Greenpeace to pay $345 mn to US oil pipeline company

Greenpeace must pay $345 million in damages to the operator of the US oil pipeline it protested, a North Dakota court ordered Friday. The decision finalizes this phase of the explosive, yearslong case that has pitted the environmental organization against the company Energy Transfer, opening the door to an appeals