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ScienceMar 13, 2026

How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say

How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say
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"I think we're being really careful not to really lay probabilistic numbers on the table for this mission, just given the small amount of data.

NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission will put its astronauts in danger — but just how much danger is tough to say.

The agency announced on Thursday (March 12) that it's targeting April 1 for the launch of Artemis 2, which will send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon and back to Earth.

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