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50-Year-Old NASA Jet Crashes in Flames on Texas Runway — Taking It Out of the Artemis II Mission

Summary by Live Science
New footage shows one of NASA's WB-57 research jets spewing out flames and smoke as it skids across a runway during an emergency landing near Houston. The veteran aircraft was due to play a small role in the Artemis II mission.

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NASA has confirmed that the forced landing of the only WB-57 that is active a couple of days ago will not affect the launch of the Artemis II mission, the first manned mission to the Moon after 53 years. Although they do not have the same roof of service the agency says it can replace it with the Gulfstream V that was already assigned to the mission, the Gulfstream III, and a C-20A. These aircraft will take pictures and video during the launch, …

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Live Science broke the news in United States on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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