NASA's Artemis II crew now on their way to moon
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The Artemis II crew has crossed the halfway mark on its journey to the moon, with NASA releasing new imagery Saturday morning on X as the four astronauts prepare for a historic flyaround that will take them farther from Earth than any human has traveled in more than half a century.
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NASA's Artemis 2 moon launch seen from space | Space photo of the day for April 2, 2026
NASA's Artemis 2 has launched on a history-making journey around the moon and back, and the moment was captured from space.
As Artemis 2 approaches the moon, a NASA science team is finalizing plans for the observations they want the astronauts to perform during their flyby.
The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.
Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.
A possibly frozen vent line forced the Artemis II astronauts to avoid using their space toilet while engineers worked to resolve the problem.
Ret. NASA astronaut and the first woman to pilot the space shuttle Eileen Collins discusses the Artemis II mission to the moon on ‘Fox Report.’
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Artemis II mission a boom for New Orleans
As @nasa gets set to launch Artemis II on April 1, space enthusiasts in southeast Louisiana are cheering on the team at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility.