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NASA's Artemis II Rocket Has A Potentially Dangerous Flaw That Has Experts Worried

NASA is sending some astronauts on a little trek out of Earth's orbit and around the moon, which is just the start of its current plans to send crewed missions back to the lunar surface.

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Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket on the launch pad with this 24-hour livestream

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NASA’s looming moon launch sparks serious warnings over rocket safety

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Bill Nye on Artemis II mission, NASA's monumental projects in space

NASA's recently approved budget comes right as the space giant prepares for the Artemis II mission and other massive space exploration projects.

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Behind-the-scenes look at Artemis II astronauts' training for flight around the moon

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How Artemis 2 will fly around the Moon

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NASA scrambles as Orion’s heat shield glitch forces a total reentry rethink

NASA’s return to crewed lunar flight is now hinging on a slab of material at the bottom of Orion that did not behave the way engineers expected. Instead of a straightforward fix, the agency is reworking how the capsule will slice back through Earth’s atmosphere,

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NASA is about to send people to the moon — in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly

As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield.

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How Big Is Artemis II's Orion Capsule? Smaller Than You Might Think

“The Orion Waste Management System (WMS) features a full commode suitable for short to mid-length duration missions, offering both privacy and comfortable means for the astronauts to use the bathroom. It employs a small urine tank that is vented to space and replaceable canisters for solid waste storage,” a technical paper on Orion states.

NASA to push ahead with ‘wet’ dress rehearsal for Artemis II moon mission

NASA is gearing up to launch Artemis II, the agency’s highly anticipated first crewed mission to moon in more than half a century. A crucial step is Artemis II’s “wet” dress rehearsal—a major test of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion capsule that will house the mission’s four astronauts.

NASA animation shows exactly how its crewed moon mission will unfold

A NASA video (above) reveals in great detail how its upcoming Artemis II mission is expected to play out. The space agency released the animation last year, but seeing that the Artemis II astronauts could be heading to the moon as early as February 6,

Networks are keeping NASA's Artemis II mission connected

NASA's Artemis II mission will transport four astronauts around the moon, bringing the agency one step closer to sending the first astronauts to Mars. Throughout Artemis II, astronaut voices, images,

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NASA's Orion spacecraft snaps a selfie on its journey beyond the far side of the moon

NASA released a selfie taken by the Orion capsule and close-up photos of the moon's crater-marked landscape as the spacecraft continues on the Artemis 1 mission, a 25-and-a-half day journey that will take it more than 40,000 miles beyond the far side of ...

34 Volunteers From Around the World Will Help NASA Track the Artemis 2 Mission

NASA has selected 34 global volunteers to passively track Orion during the upcoming Artemis 2 mission, which is slated for launch as early as February 6. The list includes the Canadian Space Agency, commercial ventures such as Intuitive Machines and ViaSat, and academic institutions, as well as amateur astronomers and radio organizations.