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Countdown for historic space mission begins

(The Center Square) – The countdown has begun, for the first time in more than 50 years, NASA is launching a lunar mission in preparation for humans landing on the moon once again. The Artemis II is scheduled to launch Wednesday, the first mission to the moon since Apollo 17 in

Florida tourists gather to 'witness history' ahead of Moon launch

Florida tourists gather to 'witness history' ahead of Moon launch

Jason Heath had ventured with his family from northeastern Maine to the Sunshine State for a vacation -- but soon found out they were set to "witness history" with the launch of NASA's Artemis 2 mission. "It's definitely cool to know that humans are

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 mission is set to be the first crewed flyby of the Moon in more than half a century, and could launch as soon as Wednesday. Here is what to know about the highly anticipated mission that will usher in a new chapter of space exploration:

'I'm really proud': first Black astronaut candidate reflects on historic Moon mission

'I'm really proud': first Black astronaut candidate reflects on historic Moon mission

In the 1960s Ed Dwight was the first Black astronaut candidate -- but he never got his chance to go to the Moon. He said he's now living out that once-denied dream vicariously through Victor Glover, who is set to make history on the Artemis 2 Moon mission

N.C. State grad Koch poised for Artemis II trip around moon

(The Center Square) – Christina Koch, a college and high school graduate from her time growing up in North Carolina, is among the first quartet to travel to the moon in 54 years. Artemis II, a mission of NASA, is a scheduled trip to the moon – no footsteps, no orbit, just

NASA astronaut shares emotional family selfie before lunar mission

NASA astronaut shares emotional family selfie before lunar mission

By Dean Murray He may be about to be blasted around the moon, but Reid Wiseman is still a dad. The NASA astronaut proudly posed with two daughters, Ellie and Katherine, in front of the towering SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that could be launching on Wednesday, April 1. Wiseman,