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NASA Prepares for Historic Artemis II Mission Around Moon

Your Guide to NASA's Artemis II Moon Mission

The countdown has begun. The crew is ready. And barring any last-minute hiccups, four astronauts on Wednesday will begin a journey that sends them farther from Earth than any human has gone before.

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NASA is just days away from historic Artemis II moon launch

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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

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Countdown underway for Artemis II launch

NASA said preflight preparations are going well for the highly anticipated launch of Artemis II.

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Artemis II to 'unlock the next generation of space exploration'

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'Goosebumps': World watches as Artemis II prepares for launch with Canadian on board

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Artemis II's economic impact on Florida, behind the scenes at Honeywell's Clearwater facility

"We’ve been here since the ’50s. We’ve been on every manned mission. Our work spans Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, the Space Shuttle, ISS and now Artemis. It’s been an incredible journey," Bjorge said.

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Nasa gives final briefing before Artemis II Moon mission launch

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Launch window opens Wednesday for Artemis II

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How the engines of the Artemis II rocket flew on NASA's space shuttle

NASA's Artemis II mission will launch with SLS rocket engines that have flown multiple times on past space shuttle missions. Here's their story.

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A manned NASA rocket is headed to the moon. There are questions on its safety.

Artemis II is scheduled to blast off this week, but a former astronaut and heat-shield expert has major concerns.

Artemis II's long countdown: A space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the moon

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: "Why has it taken so long to return to the moon?"

NASA's long, fraught, over-budget path back to the moon

NASA's Artemis return-to-the-moon program is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Could a successful mission quiet its critics?

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Artemis II: New mission, old hardware – less recycling

NASA is heading back to the Moon. But despite advances in computing and manufacturing, America’s space agency is still relying – in some key areas – on decades-old hardware and tech.