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NASA hopes to launch historic Artemis II mission around the moon this week

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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

NASA to launch Artemis II crew on flight around the moon this week. Here’s everything to know about the mission.

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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

NASA Artemis II crew speaks on upcoming lunar launch

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NASA begins final countdown for first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years

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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

NASA races to build moon base as US challenges China in new space race

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! NASA is racing to establish a permanent human presence on the moon as the U.S. looks to beat China’s ambitions on the lunar surface amid intensifying competition in space. The Trump administration’s push for a roughly $20 billion moon base marks a major shift in NASA’s strategy, … Read more

NASA begins final preparations for Artemis II moon rocket launch

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It’s the dawn of a new lunar era for NASA, with the four-person Artemis II crew arriving Friday afternoon at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center after spending two weeks quarantining in Houston. CBS News space contributor Christian Davenport joins “The Takeout” to preview the mission. Source link

NASA unveils ambitious $20 billion plan to build moon base near lunar south pole

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NASA announced ambitious long-range plans Tuesday to spend $20 billion over the next seven years to build a moon base near the lunar south pole featuring habitats, pressurized rovers and nuclear power systems. The announcement came just over a week before the planned launch of NASA’s Artemis II around-the-moon mission.  NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman kicked … Read more

Meteor spotted streaking above Texas responsible for sonic booms, NASA says

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A bright fireball that was spotted Saturday afternoon in the skies over southeastern Texas was confirmed to be a meteor that likely broke apart over the Houston area, according to NASA. Eyewitness accounts in the greater Houston area — including footage from a doorbell camera, a car’s dashboard camera and video captured during a Little … Read more

Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins on breaking barriers in space

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Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins on breaking barriers in space – CBS News Watch CBS News Retired NASA astronaut and Air Force Col. Eileen Collins joins “CBS Saturday Morning” to discuss her groundbreaking journey to become the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle and the first to command a Space … Read more