Artemis II: Why Won’t The Four Astronauts Land On Moon’s Surface Until Next Lunar Mission? NASA Clarifies On X

Twenty-four astronauts have been to the moon and back during NASA’s ambitious Apollo missions, of which 12 landed on the ...

4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing?

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon.

Explained: Why Artemis II will carry astronauts to the moon, but not land

The upcoming Artemis II mission will see NASA's spacecraft carrying four astronauts around the moon. This mission aims to ...
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Children of Apollo astronauts hope for return to the Moon

HOUSTON, Texas -- The children of Apollo-era astronauts shared stories of growing up with space exploration heroes Thursday at Space Center Houston. Fifty years ago this week, millions watched as ...
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A tiny Apollo 17 moon rock is unlocking a secret lunar history

A moon rock brought back over 50 years ago by the Apollo 17 mission has been connected with the birth of the Sea of Serenity ...
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OTD In Space - December 11: Apollo 17 Astronauts Land On The Moon

On Dec. 11, 1972, Apollo 17 became the last mission to launch humans on the moon. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com] With two astronauts on board, the lunar module Challenger touched ...
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Setting of the Moon: Apollo 17, Forty Years Later

Ron Evans fell sound asleep in the command module of Apollo 17 when he and his crewmates were waiting to take off. It wasn’t easy to doze off in an Apollo spacecraft, least of all when you’re flat on ...