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Artemis and ISS astronauts share celestial call

Artemis and ISS astronauts share celestial call

The Artemis astronauts hurtling back home after circling the Moon have had regular communication with their team on Earth, but on Tuesday they got to chat with colleagues floating elsewhere in space. "We have been waiting for this like you can't imagine," said Artemis II mission

After milestone-rich lunar flyby, astronauts start trip home

After milestone-rich lunar flyby, astronauts start trip home

The Artemis II astronauts wrapped up their lunar flyby as they continue their journey back to Earth on Tuesday, bringing with them rich celestial observations including little-known lunar craters, a solar eclipse and meteor strikes that scientists hope will open doors. Their eyes glued to the spacecraft windows for

Lunar crater named after Artemis commander's deceased wife

Lunar crater named after Artemis commander's deceased wife

Artemis astronauts at the outer edge of human space travel had an emotional moment Monday as they proposed to name a crater in honor of the deceased wife of mission commander Reid Wiseman. "It's a bright spot on the Moon. And we would like to call it

Artemis II mission breaks records Monday as astronauts observe far side of the moon

(The Center Square) – The astronauts of the Artemis II NASA mission made history just before 2 p.m. Eastern Monday when they traveled farther in their Orion spacecraft from the Earth than any humans have ever flown. The previous record was set by the American spacecraft Apollo 13 in 1970.

Artemis astronauts glimpse Moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

Artemis astronauts glimpse Moon's 'Grand Canyon' ahead of historic lunar flyby

The Artemis astronauts have taken in sights of the Moon never before seen by human eyes, crew members reported on Sunday as their spacecraft crossed the two-thirds mark on their journey to a long-anticipated lunar flyby. As the astronauts went to bed in the early hours of Sunday,

Artemis mission shares office space -- and physics -- with Apollo

Artemis mission shares office space -- and physics -- with Apollo

As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the Moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge technology and lessons learned from the Apollo program 50 years ago. At the Johnson Space Center in Houston, a team of engineers and technicians watched over 100-odd computer

'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon

'Breathtaking': Artemis astronauts blast towards Moon

Four Artemis astronauts were zooming towards the Moon late Thursday after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century. With enough thrust to accelerate a stationary car to highway driving speed in less than three seconds, the