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Artemis crew propose to name moon crater after astronaut’s late wife in emotional moment

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The crew of the historic Artemis II mission memorialized the late wife of one of their astronauts by proposing to name a crater on the moon after her on Monday, an emotional moment that was captured on video. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Jeremy Hansen, … Read more

Trump says he’s speaking to Artemis II astronauts tonight

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President Trump said late Monday he will speak to the crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission, after they looped around the moon in a record-breaking voyage.  The four astronauts — three Americans and one Canadian — traveled farther from Earth than any human beings in history earlier Monday, reaching a maximum distance from Earth of … Read more

Artemis II live updates as astronauts to set distance record with moon flyby

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  2m ago New photo shows moon out window of spacecraft NASA released an image that was taken Monday showing the moon through the window of the Orion spacecraft as the Artemis II crew drew closer. The image was taken by the crew before they went to sleep on the fifth day of their journey. … Read more

Artemis II astronauts race to set a new distance record from Earth and behold the moon’s far side

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HOUSTON — With the moon looming ever larger, the Artemis II astronauts raced to set a new distance record Monday from Earth on a lunar fly-around promising magnificent views of the far side never seen before by eye. The six-hour flyby is the highlight of NASA’s first return to the moon since the Apollo era … Read more

Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13’s record

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HOUSTON — Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts. On the downside, their toilet is on the blink again. The three Americans and one Canadian are set to reach their destination Monday, photographing the mysterious … Read more

A milestone for Artemis II: Astronauts enter the ‘lunar sphere of influence’

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It’s official: The Artemis II astronauts have arrived in the moon’s cosmic neighborhood. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The crew’s Orion capsule entered what’s known as the lunar sphere of influence at around 12:41 a.m. ET Monday, crossing into the region of space where the … Read more

Artemis II astronauts find hidden eggs on Easter Sunday as they close in on the moon

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As the four Artemis II astronauts closed in on the moon, they took time to send Easter greetings to Earth and had their own version of an egg hunt. Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch on Sunday presented “astronaut wings” to Canadian crewmate Jeremy Hansen, making his first space flight, before … Read more