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NASA's moon mission has begun — here's what's ahead for the Artemis II astronauts

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years is underway.

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Artemis II mission makes critical push out of Earth's orbit towards the Moon

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NASA astronauts photograph Earth from orbit ahead of push to the moon

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Where is Artemis II now? Astronauts orbit Earth ahead of moon shot

The Artemis II mission launched from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on April 1.

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Astronauts await final 'go' from Nasa for critical push towards the Moon

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Artemis II mission lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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Live Updates: Orbiting Artemis II Astronauts Prepare to Head to the Moon

Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are in an orbit of Earth that goes to a higher altitude than astronauts usually travel when they are circling the planet.

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Moon mission astronauts ‘doing great’ and spacecraft performing well, Nasa chief says

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Artemis 2 launch: View images from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

After Florida launch, Artemis II crew shares 1st photo of Earth from space

NASA's Artemis II mission launched from Florida with 4 astronauts. Now the agency is sharing a stunning view of Earth before they head toward the moon.

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NASA clears Artemis II crew to break from Earth's orbit and head for the moon

The Orion space capsule lifted out of Florida's Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night, marking the start of the first lunar mission in over 50 years. The last time the United States sent people to the moon was in the Apollo missions that ended in 1972.

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NASA science probe falls back to Earth sooner than expected

Earth is struck by reentering human-made objects far more often than most people realize. According to debris specialists, some mass survives to the ground about once a week, a reminder that the end of a spacecraft’s mission is often as engineered as its launch.

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A mission NASA might kill is still returning fascinating science from Jupiter

The findings were published March 20 in the journal AGU Advances and were based on data recorded by Juno in 2021 and 2022, after NASA granted an extension to the spacecraft’s operations upon completing a five-year science campaign at Jupiter.