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NASA stacks Artemis 2 moon mission's Orion capsule atop SLS rocket ahead of 2026 launch

The Artemis 2 SLS rocket that will launch the next astronauts around the moon is all put together inside NASA's Vehicle ...
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A 'second moon' discovered to be in Earth's orbit for the next 60 years

A newly identified “quasi-moon” is being described as a second moon in Earth’s orbit, and it could stay there for decades.

As the U.S. and China race to the moon, America's hopes rest on SpaceX — and it's behind

China aims to put its astronauts on the moon by 2030. For NASA to get back there first, it needs SpaceX to quickly complete ...
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The 'Coolest Thing Made in Connecticut' is part of NASA's moon missions, and just beat a pecan caramel patty

This article originally published at The 'Coolest Thing Made in Connecticut' is part of NASA's moon missions, and just beat a ...

Sean Duffy: “We are going to beat the Chinese to the moon.” A former NASA consultant disagrees

Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy responded in a recent Senate hearing “I’ll be damned if that is the story that we write.
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We were wrong about how the moon's largest and oldest crater formed — and that's great news for NASA's next lunar landing

A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meaning ...
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NASA VIPER Moon Rover Prototype Rolls Down Ramp In Tests On Earth

Watch a prototype of NASA's Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, (VIPER) roll down a ramp to simulate its ...

Arizona scientist wants NASA astronauts to collect lunar crater samples. Here's why

Solving a lunar mystery? Scientist at the University of Arizona is the lead author on research proposing a new theory for the ...