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Beauty queen rocket scientists vow to go to space

Beauty queen rocket scientists vow to go to space

By Ed Chatterton Meet the three Miss England finalists who are ALL rocket scientists bidding to become the first beauty queens to travel to outer space - after being inspired by the Artemis mission. Maleha Khan, Jessica Gagen and Maroon Rahman say they all want to inspire other women into STEM

Artemis crew urges unity on 'lifeboat' Earth

Artemis crew urges unity on 'lifeboat' Earth

Artemis II astronauts expressed awe on Saturday over their record-setting lunar flyby mission, urging unity on Earth after witnessing the planet's isolation like a "lifeboat" in space. The crew spoke at a news conference as NASA took a victory lap following the success of the

After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

With Artemis II successfully completing its historic lunar mission on Friday, NASA is banking on billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk for the next step: landing astronauts on the Moon. The Apollo program -- which sent the first and only humans to the Moon's surface between 1969 and 1972

'A perfect mission': Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

'A perfect mission': Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

An elated NASA late Friday was celebrating its successful voyage around the Moon, after four astronauts safely returned to Earth having completed the first lunar flyby in more than 50 years. The NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts -- three Americans and one Canadian -- splashed down without a hitch off the California

'Howl at the Moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm

'Howl at the Moon': NASA's bid to boost space enthusiasm

When NASA flight director Zebulon Scoville was working a shift during the uncrewed Artemis I test flight, he realized the US space agency wasn't consistently livestreaming the spacecraft's journey to Earth. "They said, well, we don't have bandwidth, we've got to

Livingston Resident, NASA Astronaut Christina Koch Returns To Earth After Successful Artemis II Mission

Livingston Resident, NASA Astronaut Christina Koch Returns To Earth After Successful Artemis II Mission

Livingston, Mont. — Artemis II has successfully splashed down from outer space back earth. The mission was a nine-day expedition, where the manned spacecraft successfully orbited the moon. Among the four-person crew on the Orion spacecraft was Livingston, MT resident, Christina Koch. With the Artemis II returning to earth

To the moon and back: Artemis II made history and forged connections across the country

To the moon and back: Artemis II made history and forged connections across the country

Artemis II’s four astronauts returned to Earth from their mission to the moon on Friday, with their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft splashing down in the Pacific Ocean waters off the California coast. Their dramatic earthly return culminated the first manned mission to the moon since 1972 – 54 years. The