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Astronauts practise walking on Moon as next-gen spacesuit passes milestone tests

Astronauts have been practising walking on the Moon as their next-generation spacesuit passes milestone testing. NASA ...

NASA moon mission spacesuit nears milestone

The next-generation spacesuit for NASA's Artemis III mission continues to advance by passing a contractor-led technical review, as the agency prepares to send humans to the moon's South Pole for the ...

Why We're Going Back To The Moon, According To NASA Astronauts

The Artemis missions are NASA's fresh attempt at sending astronauts to the Moon, but have you wondered why NASA is returning ...
SETI Institute

Back to the Moon: How Artemis II Sets the Stage for the Next Era of Missions

What: Artemis II will carry astronauts on the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo, testing systems and gathering data critical for sustained luna ...

NASA's Artemis II Spacesuits Still Have One Big Problem, According To Former Astronauts

As NASA prepares to kick off the Artemis missions, experts have noticed a potentially dangerous issue with a crucial component: the newly designed spacesuits.

Inside NASA's Artemis II mission

Artemis II echoes the Apollo-era missions that paved the way for the first moon landing — and sets the stage for what comes ...

After more than 50 years, NASA astronauts are going back to the moon

More than 50 years after NASA's last human mission to the moon, four astronauts, three Americans and a Canadian, are set for ...
Observer

Four Astronauts, One Giant Test: What’s at Stake for NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission

More than 50 years after Apollo 17, NASA’s Artemis II will send four astronauts on a 10-day loop around the Moon to test the agency’s deep-space hardware.
Smithsonian Magazine

Scientists Say They May Have Found a Long-Lost Lunar Lander—the First to Successfully Touch Down on the Moon 60 Years Ago

Data from a NASA lunar orbiter has helped researchers deduce two potential locations for a defunct Soviet spacecraft called ...

Astronauts Are Heading to the Moon for the First Time in Over 50 Years, but They Won’t Be Landing

A group of four NASA astronauts are set to blast off on a historic mission, dubbed Artemis II, as soon as February 6 ...

Why haven’t humans been back to the moon in over 50 years?

Humans haven’t been back to the moon since the Apollo moons program ended over five decade ago. The reasons why go beyond science, according to experts.