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Four astronauts are on a historic, unprecedented mission around the far side of the moon and back after the Artemis II launched on Wednesday. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joins CBS News to discuss and CBS News’ Cristian Benavides and Kris Van Cleave report. Source link
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing How reusable rocket tech could change space missions 03:39 UP NEXT ‘I really like space’: Thousands gather to see Artemis II launch 02:36 Greece’s Crete island covered by orange haze 00:30 Artemis II crew greets crowds before heading … Read more
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The gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft can carry up to four passengers. At 16.5 feet wide, it has a habitable volume of around 330 cubic feet. So the crew members have been training to sleep, eat, exercise, use the bathroom and communicate with ground controllers in very tight quarters. The Orion capsule includes a space toilet (with … Read more
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
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — For the second time this year, NASA moved its moon rocket from the hangar out toward the pad Friday in hopes of launching four astronauts on a lunar fly-around next month. If the latest repairs work and everything else goes NASA’s way, the Space Launch System could blast off as early … Read more
The Artemis II rocket, which will send astronauts around the far side of the moon, is returning to the launch pad after an issue forced NASA to roll the rocket back for repairs last month. NASA hopes to launch the rocket in the beginning of April. Mark Strassmann has the latest. Source link
NASA’s repaired Artemis II moon rocket began a glacial 12-hour trip back to the launch pad early Friday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, setting the stage for a delayed April 1 launch to send four astronauts on a historic nine-day flight around the moon and back. Mounted atop a powerful Apollo-era crawler-transporter, the … Read more
NASA plans to roll its huge moon rocket back to the launchpad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday evening, setting the stage for four astronauts’ much-anticipated journey around the moon. The 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket, topped with the Orion capsule, will launch the crew on a 10-day trip as early as April 1. … Read more