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Canada assigns astronauts to launch on Boeing's Starliner, back up Artemis 2 moon mission
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Canadian Space Agency announced 2 new spaceflights for its astronauts on Wednesday (Nov. 22), following a historic moon assignment earlier this year.
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Tom Hanks visits Artemis 2 moon astronauts and NASA Mission Control
By Elizabeth Howell published
'Apollo 13' actor Tom Hanks, who flew to the moon on film in 1995, just went to NASA in Houston. There, he visited the four Artemis 2 astronauts who will make the journey for real.
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1 year after Artemis 1 launch, NASA readies Artemis 2 to shoot for the moon again (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
Artemis 1 launched on Nov. 16, 2022. One year later, NASA is readying the follow-up Artemis 2 mission to send four astronauts around the moon.
![NASA astronaut Christina Koch, an Artemis 2 mission specialist for the moon mission, tests the side hatch of an Orion spacecraft at Lockheed Martin Space in Denver. The Orion spacecraft set to carry Koch and three others around the moon finished a power-on test at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 6, 2023.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hk5qz8BBUYvsFLPWvL4Yqh-320-80.jpg)
NASA powers up Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft ahead of 2024 moon mission
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Orion for Artemis 2, humanity's first lunar mission in 50 years, powered on successfully on Nov. 6. It will carry four astronauts around the moon no earlier than 2024.
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Rocket motor lifted for shuttle Endeavour exhibit as NASA preps lift for Artemis 2
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The future museum display of NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour took a giant step upward as cranes lifted the first of two solid rocket motors into the vertical at the California Science Center.
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Watch NASA build Artemis 2 astronaut moon rocket boosters ahead of 2024 launch (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A new video shows the Artemis 2 moon mission's boosters under assembly. The solid rocket boosters are being made at NASA's Kennedy Space Center ahead of the 2024 launch with four astronauts.
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Netherlands, Iceland sign Artemis Accords for moon exploration
By Mike Wall published
The Netherlands and Iceland have signed the Artemis Accords, bringing the number of nations in the moon-exploration pact to 31.
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Returning astronauts to the moon is NASA's biggest challenge, but not its only one: report
By Robert Lea published
NASA's Office of the Inspector General 2023 annual report highlights 7 major challenges, including the return of humans to the moon and the retirement of the International Space Station.
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