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What to Know About NASA's Return to the Moon Ahead of Artemis II's Upcoming Mission
Artemis II will test Orion’s life-support and systems with four astronauts on a free-return trajectory around the Moon before a Pacific Ocean splashdown.
- NASA targets the first six days of April for the Artemis II launch, sending four astronauts on humanity's first trip to the moon in over 50 years.
- Hydrogen fuel leaks delayed the Space Launch System debut in 2022 and struck again during a February countdown test, stalling Artemis II before helium trouble caused further delays.
- The Artemis II crew will orbit Earth for one day to test the Orion capsule's life-support systems before heading to the moon, where they will make a figure eight around it.
- While Artemis builds on Apollo and pays homage to it, NASA astronaut Christina Koch said, "There is no way we could be that same mission or ever hope to even be." Artemis reflects more of society with a woman, person of color, and Canadian crew member.
- Administrator Jared Isaacman is determined to beat China in the space race, unveiling blueprints for a moon base. "Day one of the moon base is not going to look like this glass-enclosed, domed city," Isaacman said.
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What to know about NASA's return to the moon ahead of Artemis II's upcoming mission
The world's first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8. The Artemis II crew will instead go around the moon in an out-and-back slingshot.
CABO CANAVERAL—The achievements of NASA’s Apollo program on the Moon are difficult to overcome, even after all this time. While four astronauts are preparing to take off on humanity’s first trip to the Moon in more than half a century, comparisons between the Apollo program and NASA’s new Artemis program are inevitable. The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the Moon aboard Apollo 8. Artemis II’s crew will opt for prudence and orbit the Moon i…
Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA’s return to the moon - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — 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 the moon on Apollo 8. The Artemis II crew will play it safe and zip around the moon in an out-and-back slingshot. Another k…
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