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Why will today's lunar flyby only beam back low-resolution video?
Humanity is about to get its first in-person, up-close look at the Moon in more than half a century.
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Why will today's lunar flyby only beam back low-resolution video?
Humanity is about to get its first in-person, up-close look at the Moon in more than half a century.
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Artemis II Flight Day 5: Crew Starts Day with Suit Demo
View the latest imagery from the Artemis II mission on our Artemis II Multimedia Resource Page. Please follow @NASAArtemis on X, Facebook, and Instagram for real-time updates. Live mission coverage is available on NASA's YouTube channel.
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NASA’s Artemis II Crew Eclipses Record for Farthest Human Spaceflight
"At NASA, we dare to reach higher, explore farther, and achieve the impossible. That's embodied perfectly by our Artemis II astronauts – Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy. They are charting new frontiers for all humanity," said Dr.
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Artemis 2 ready to fly around the moon
WASHINGTON — The Artemis 2 mission will swing around the moon April 6, setting a distance record as astronauts study part of the lunar farside.
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NASA's Moon ship and rocket seem to be working well, so what about the landers?
As we have been reporting on Ars, NASA's Artemis II lunar mission has been going rather well so far. Of course, Orion's big test is yet to come with the fiery reentry through Earth's atmosphere on Friday. But so far, it's looking like the rocket and spaceship needed for a lunar landing are getting there for NASA.
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FOSSA targets Japan’s defense market as larger smallsats expand capabilities
TAMPA, Fla. — Spanish startup FOSSA Systems is pushing into Japan's defense market after securing a local partner to expand its reach, building on a shift beyond tiny picosatellites used to connect low-power monitoring devices toward more capable spacecraft for broader government applications.