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Artemis II crew reflects on historic lunar mission
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NASA’s Artemis II program is part of a new global space race. This time, world powers have much bigger ambitions.
Artemis II astronauts are set to splash down Friday night, ending their 10-day mission during which they circled the moon, setting a record for traveling the farthest distance from earth.
America’s last lunar venture went down in February 2024, when the US landed an unmanned lunar spacecraft called Odysseus near the moon’s south pole; its first in 50 years. Odysseus carried six NASA experiments and six commercial items, including a Jeff Koons sculpture.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s launch weather team was monitoring conditions for Artemis II on Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral The launch weather team reports conditions to the launch director, who will then determine whether ...