NASA Apollo Command Module

Artemis, moon and NASA

NASA Artemis II astronauts to fly around moon in spacefaring 'pivot point'

During the flyby, NASA's Artemis II crew will observe lunar features never before seen by human eyes and experience a 40-minute communications blackout.

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How will Artemis 2 be different from NASA's Apollo moon missions?

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Before Artemis II, a look back to Apollo 8, when astronauts first went around the moon and back

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Artemis II hits ‘two thirds’ mark on moon journey, shares new lunar photos: ‘History in the making’

Artemis II is humanity’s first journey to the moon since 1972.

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'Something we have never seen before': Artemis II crew describe far side of Moon

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NASA Astronauts Are Closer to Moon Than Earth on Artemis II Day 4

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Artemis II shares new lunar images while more than halfway to the moon

One image highlighting the moon even captured a portion of the Orientale basin, which marks a first for human eyes, according to NASA.

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Artemis II crew nears lunar orbit in historic mission

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NASA Artemis II astronauts to prep for moon photography, geography on Day 4

How much more elbow room does Artemis II's Orion have than Apollo?

Orion's interior space is equivalent to that of two minivans, NASA says. That's a lot more breathing room than space capsules of the 1960s and '70s.

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Artemis II launch: A look back at Apollo 8 and prior missions to the moon

Artemis II builds on prior missions including Artemis II and early Apollo missions, including Apollo 8, which set out for a lunar flyby.

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NASA Is Finally Returning to the Moon After 50 Years. But Why Did It Take So Long?

Many things have changed since the 1960s. At 13:24:59 Central Standard Time on December 19 1972, the Apollo 17 command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, about 350 nautical miles south-east of Samoa, concluding the last mission to the Moon.

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OTD In Space - April 4: Last Un-crewed Apollo Test Flight

On April 4, 1968, NASA launched the final uncrewed test flight of its Saturn V rocket. The Apollo 6 mission demonstrated that the Saturn V rocket and the Apollo spacecraft were ready to send astronauts into space.

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Artemis 2 is most similar to Apollo 8. What the missions had in common

Like Apollo 8 in 1968, NASA's Artemis 2 mission from Florida will send a crew of astronauts around the moon and back without landing.

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Apollo 11 Command Module

On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the Earth’s moon. On July 16, 1969, Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins were launched from Cape Kennedy atop a Saturn V rocket. The Apollo 11 Command Module, "Columbia ...