NASA Challenger Mission

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NASA’s Artemis II mission will take an astronaut crew around the moon – a space policy expert describes the long road to launch

NASA is once again shooting for the Moon, for the first time since the 1970s. As soon as April 2026, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, using the Space Launch System heavy lift rocket to send a crewed spacecraft,

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How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say

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NASA's Artemis Astronauts Enter Final Preparations for Moon Mission

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NASA's Artemis 2 crewed spacecraft is going to the moon for first time in 50 years

The Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft

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Quarantined Artemis astronauts make final journey ahead of Moon mission

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Artemis II: NASA prepares to send astronauts around the Moon

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NASA sent Challenger up anyway — and seven astronauts paid the price

The Challenger disaster still hits harder than almost any other spaceflight tragedy because it did not feel random. This video shows how political pressure, public relations, ignored warnings, and compromised safety decisions pushed the mission toward a disaster that many people now believe should never have happened at all.

Behind-the-scenes secrets of NASA mission control

In high-stakes roles, NASA launch and mission control teams on the ground will keep the Artemis II astronauts safely on track during a 10-day journey around the moon.

NASA charts $20 billion bold step to living on the Moon

NASA unveils a multi‑billion‑dollar plan to build a long‑term Moon base near the lunar south pole as part of its Artemis space program expansion.