What to know about the Artemis II crew before moon mission begins – CBS News Watch CBS News The Artemis II crew is preparing to potentially make history this week with their mission to travel around the moon and back. CBS News’ Mark Strassmann reports. Source link
NASA hopes to launch historic Artemis II mission around the moon this week – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA is hoping to lift off Wednesday on its Artemis II mission that will send a four-member crew on a nine-day trip around the moon and back before splashing down off the coast of San Diego. … Read more
The four Artemis II astronauts scheduled to launch on a trip around the moon this week stand out even in a NASA astronaut corps full of super achievers. They include three space station veterans and a Canadian rookie — a commander who is a single parent to two children; an experienced Navy pilot; a veteran … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo’s workforce was still alive. Now in their 80s and 90s, the dwindling survivors of NASA’s … Read more
After weeks of delays, NASA is finally poised for launch of a historic flight this week to send a crew of four astronauts on a trailblazing nine-day trip around the moon and back. The Artemis II mission — with commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — is … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA’s new Artemis program are inevitable. The world’s first lunar visitors orbited … Read more
The Artemis II crew is in quarantine ahead of a launch scheduled for Wednesday. If all goes well, the crew will fly around the far side of the moon, going farther from Earth than any human in history. Mark Strassmann reports. Source link
Weather forecast for NASA’s moon launch – CBS News Watch CBS News While NASA is prepared for Wednesday’s launch, the weather could have other plans. Andrew Kozak has the forecast. Source link
On the eve of the launch countdown for their trip around the moon, the Artemis II astronauts said Sunday they’re “ready to go” as ground teams prepare their rocket for blastoff Wednesday, weather permitting. Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen flew to the Kennedy Space Center from … Read more
NASA begins final countdown for first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA’s Artemis II crew arrived in Florida on Friday, signaling final preparations are underway for the first crewed Moon mission since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. Source link