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The U.S. is once again challenging itself to go to the moon, and this time, NASA and the Trump administration want to establish a long-term presence on the lunar surface.
NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.
All (names) aboard! As final preparations ramp up for Artemis II — a mission that will send four astronauts farther into space than any crew has ever traveled — NASA is giving the public a chance
Nevertheless, it will be the first to leave Low Earth Orbit (LEO) in 53 years. It will also be the first time that astronauts launch on top of NASA’s giant Space Launch System rocket and then swing around the Moon inside the Orion crew capsule.
NASA is giving the world a rare chance to join space history. Send your name to the Moon for free and receive a digital boarding pass as Artemis II orbits Earth’s natural satellite.