Space Shuttle Program

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The recycled space shuttle parts that will power Artemis II towards the moon

NASA’s Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch this week, carrying four astronauts on America's first trip around the moon in over 50 years.

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Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

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NASA Artemis II astronauts to fly around moon in spacefaring 'pivot point'

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Artemis crew shares emotional moment as lunar crater named after commander’s deceased wife

Artemis astronauts at the outer edge of human space travel had an emotional moment Monday as they named a crater in honor of the deceased wife of mission commander Reid Wiseman.

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Artemis II Completes Historic Journey Around the Moon

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Artemis II mission: NASA drops breathtaking new photos of the moon

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Highlights: Artemis II astronauts circle the moon on record-breaking NASA mission

About an hour after entering the lunar sphere of influence, where the moon's gravity has a stronger pull than Earth's, Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch said, "We are now falling to the moo...

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Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to the space station as they head home from the moon

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Going viral from space: NASA's tech-savvy Artemis II crew

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NASA's Artemis Program Is a Monument to Government Waste. It Can Only Go Up From Here.

The post NASA's Artemis Program Is a Monument to Government Waste. It Can Only Go Up From Here. appeared first on Reason.com.

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From Mercury & Apollo Missions to the Space Shuttle Program, Mars Rover Landings, & Artemis II. NASA officials held a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to highlight progress on the upcoming Artem… “The ability to turn around our ...

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NASA-styled retro wristwatch has a price tag fit for the shuttle program

Swiss watchmaker Amida's Digitrend NASA Tribute is a limited-edition paean to a future that was only briefly with us, complete with retro digital display technology and shuttle aesthetic. The design resurrects the original Amida Digitrend from 1976;

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Eileen Collins talks about being the first women to pilot and command a space shuttle

Eileen Collins recounts the Challenger and Columbia accidents, emphasizing the community's desire to continue the shuttle program despite the risks.

St. Louis first-graders experience space mission simulation

The program, located in Ferguson, uses interactive activities like rocket launches to inspire students to pursue careers in aeronautics and space exploration.

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Orion's space toilet is the breakout star of the Artemis 2 moon mission

As the four astronauts of NASA's Artemis 2 mission to the moon close in on their historic lunar flyby — the first by a human crew in more than 53 years — an unusual star has risen aboard their Orion moon ship.

Artemis II headed home as Trump calls in to congratulate crew on moon mission

Only 24 people, all during nine Apollo missions from 1968-1972, had ever left low-Earth orbit. The Artemis II crew grows that number, including the first woman, first Black man and first non-American.