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Artemis 2 crew begins 1st moon mission training in 50 years

Newly divulged details about the Artemis 2 moon crew's include mission milestones and a simulated docking exercise planned in Earth orbit before flying to the moon.

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NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, commander of the Artemis 2 moon mission

NASA's Reid Wiseman is commander of the first human moon mission since 1972 and has both naval aviator and International Space Station experience.

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Artemis 2 astronauts flying to the moon could phone home with ham radio

3 astronauts aboard Artemis 2 are certified amateur radio operators. Will communications with ham radio operators extend from the International Space Station to the moon?

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Winter is coming: Artemis 2 moon mission gets boost from Canadian cold

Canada will be only the second country to send a person around the moon. The country's experience dealing with cold helped space technology get there, its leader says.

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Earth Day: The best recipe for living in space borrows ideas from our planet

Astronauts come back from long missions so weak that they need rehabilitation. A new study suggests we can look to key resources on Earth to help us live better in space.

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Artemis 2 moon crew lands on 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and 'Today'

The first astronaut crew set to visit the moon in over 50 years just made a few publicity pit stops on Earth.

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Astronauts are returning to the Moon, but they won't be repeating the Apollo missions

If all goes to plan, sometime in November 2024, NASA’s newly announced Artemis II crew – Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen – will cram themselves into their Orion space capsule and begin their final checks for launch.

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What's next for the newly named Artemis 2 moon crew?

Now that the astronauts for NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission have been chosen, the serious launch training can begin.

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NASA's Artemis 2 commander woke up nervous before big moon announcement

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman is a combat-tested fighter pilot, but he still had worries before his moon mission assignment was brought to the world on April 3.

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Newly named Artemis 2 crew to notch many firsts on historic moon mission

The astronauts who will fly on NASA's Artemis 2 mission are set to break records and establish a number of firsts. But for one crew member, being first is less important than what will come next.

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Nasa names first woman and Black man to travel to Moon in Artemis II mission

Nasa has included a woman and a Black man in the crew for a lunar mission for the first time.

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Who is Christina Koch? What to know about NC astronaut headed to the moon

Christina Koch, a graduate of N.C. State University who grew up in Jacksonville, North Carolina, will be one of four astronauts to fly around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

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NASA names astronauts to next moon mission, first crew under Artemis

‘This is humanity’s crew,’ NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said. The new four-person crew will orbit the moon on Artemis II and establish a long-term presence on the moon for science and exploration.

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Victoria bans TikTok on government devices, NASA names astronauts for Artemis II Moon mission, and WWE to merge with UFC — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

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Meet the 4 astronauts flying on NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission

A brief introduction to Artemis 2 astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen.

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NASA's Artemis Program: Live updates

NASA's Artemis 2 mission is returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since 1972. See live mission updates here.

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NASA announces 4 astronauts flying to the moon on Artemis II

ORLANDO, Fla. — Humans haven’t traveled beyond low-Earth orbit in more than 50 years, but that’s set to change with the launch of the Artemis II mission to orbit the moon next year with four passengers on board. Just who will be flying was revealed today.

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Four for the moon! NASA names Artemis 2 astronaut crew for 1st lunar mission since Apollo

NASA has named its first moon crew in over 50 years. The agency announced Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Canada's Jeremy Hansen as the Artemis 2 crew.

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Women's History Month: Retired NASA astronaut Janet Kavandi brings inclusion to Sierra Space missions

Spacewalks and radiation limits were limiting career opportunities for NASA women astronauts. Janet Kavandi pushed back those barriers but says more work is needed.

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NASA's Artemis 2 mission: Everything you need to know

Artemis 2 is the second scheduled flight of the Artemis program and the first crewed Artemis mission that will send four astronauts around the moon.

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