outerspace
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Meet the First Four Artemis Astronauts
The next phase of NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program is underway, with the space agency naming the four-person Artemis 2 crew who will fly around the Moon and back.
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NASA Announces Astronauts Who Will Fly Past the Moon on Artemis 2
Four astronauts — three men and one woman — have been selected for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. As expected, the crew also features a Canadian, who will become the first non-U.S. citizen to venture past Earth orbit.
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Is NASA Done Sending Traditional Rovers to Mars?
In February 2021, NASA landed a $US2.7 ($4) billion rover on Mars that has been roaming the Red Planet ever since. The space agency got what it paid for, as the largely autonomous Perseverance rover has been dutifully collecting rock core samples from Mars and storing them for the first sample return mission from another…
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NASA’s Massive Rocket Transporter Is Officially a Record-Breaking Big Boy
NASA’s Crawler Transporter 2 was originally designed to carry Saturn V rockets during the Apollo program nearly 60 years ago. The ageing giant recently got a much-needed upgrade for supporting the Artemis SLS megarocket, beating its twin vehicle for a world record.