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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,

Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?” After all, NASA had the know-how and technology to send humans to the lunar surface more

Astronaut sends moon mission good luck message from space

Astronaut sends moon mission good luck message from space

By Dean Murray A NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station has wished her Moon-bound colleagues luck with an eye-catching display of mission patches. Jessica Meir, 48, snapped them against the backdrop of the orbital platform’s iconic cupola windows, with Earth as a backdrop. She wrote on

'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