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NASA begins delivering 1st Artemis Moon Trees to be planted across United States
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The first woman slated to launch to the moon has delivered one of the first trees grown from seeds recently flown there. NASA astronaut Christina Koch presented an "Artemis 1 Moon Tree."
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Slovenia signs NASA's Artemis Accords for cooperative space exploration
By Samantha Mathewson published
Slovenia signed NASA's Artemis Accords on April 19, becoming the 39th country to affirm their cooperation in future space endeavors to the moon and beyond.
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Artemis Accords: What are they & which countries are involved?
By Robert Lea last updated
Reference As the Artemis program aims to return humanity to the moon and beyond, the Artemis Accords lay out a framework for nations collaborating in this effort.
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NASA's Artemis 3 astronauts will put a moonquake detector on lunar surface
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA is building a moonquake detector for its upcoming Artemis 3 mission, in hopes of learning more about lunar tremors and the internal structure of the moon.
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NASA still investigating Orion heat shield issues from Artemis 1 moon mission
By Leonard David published
NASA is still studying the performance of the Orion capsule's heat shield during its reentry to Earth's atmosphere at the end of the Artemis 1 moon mission in late 2022.
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Sweden becomes 38th country to sign NASA's Artemis Accords for moon exploration
By Josh Dinner published
Sweden is the latest nation to sign onto NASA's Artemis Accords on April 16, following Switzerland's signing earlier this week.
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Switzerland signs Artemis Accords to join NASA in moon exploration
By Josh Dinner published
Switzerland became the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration with NASA on April 15, following the inclusion of Greece and Uruguay in February.
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Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft starts testing ahead of moon mission with astronauts in 2025 (video)
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft began testing on April 10 in an altitude chamber at NASA. The spacecraft will bring four astronauts around the moon no earlier than 2025.
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Japanese astronauts will join NASA moon landings in return for lunar rover
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
The first non-American to walk on the moon will be a Japanese astronaut. Two JAXA astronauts will fly on future Artemis landing missions in return for Japan providing a pressurized moon rover.
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