NASA’s Artemis Moon Landing Program: Launches, Timeline, and More

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Not since 1972 has a human set foot on the Moon, but NASA is aiming to change that through its ambitious Artemis program. The lunar missions kicked off on November 16, 2022 with Artemis 1, and now the space agency is preparing its astronauts for bigger and bolder missions to the Moon.

NASA's $93 billion moon-landing program looks really bad right now

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A full moon behind the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft on the mobile launcher
NASA announced astronauts won't fly to the moon before 2025.

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Pesky Heat Shield Issue Threatens to Delay NASA's First Crewed Moon Journey in Decades

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Nearly a year after an uncrewed Orion splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, NASA anticipates it still needs a few more months to resolve a lingering issue with the capsule’s heat shield before a crew can ride on board.

Mysterious tremors on the moon have been traced back to an unexpected source

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An annotated picture shows an astronaut waving next to an american flag on the surface of the moon. Behind him is the Apollo 17 lunar lander. An arrow points at the bottom part of the lander.
An annotated image shows an astronaut waving next to the Apollo 16 lander. Scientist have found a similar lander, from the Apollo 17 missions, caused unexplained mini-quakes on the surface of the moon.

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NASA spent billions on its SLS mega-rocket to take humans to the moon. It finally admitted it is 'unaffordable.'

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The SLS rocket stands at Launch Pad 39B, on November 11, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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The moon is open for business, and entrepreneurs are racing to make billions

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The moon is open for business.

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China could start building a moon base with lunar-soil bricks in 5 years, amid NASA fears of a moon territory dispute

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Screen shows footages of spacecraft for Chang'e-5 Mission, during an event on China’s lunar exploration program, at the National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Beijing
A screen shows footage of Chang'e-5, China's lunar sample-return mission, during an event in Beijing.

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Don't let NASA fool you: The next astronauts on the moon will not be wearing black spacesuits

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NASA and Axiom Space unveiled a new spacesuit for the new era of moon missions, but it won't be black on the lunar surface.

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