When the Moon Met Canada

Canada’s technical expertise in space robotics got the country a seat to the moon, and then its cultural identity took center stage on the Artemis II mission.

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After a whirlwind mission to the moon, astronauts are back home. Here's what's next

The Orion crew module containing the four Artemis II astronauts splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday evening.

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NASA hails success of Artemis moon mission but says more work to do

Scientists from NASA have hailed the Artemis II mission to send astronauts around the moon as a ‘fantastic feat’.

Artemis II crew splashes down safely

The NASA spacecraft carrying four astronauts splashed down as planned Friday off the California coast, capping the US space agency's successful crewed test mission around the Moon, the first such flyby in more than 50 years. Mission commander Reid Wiseman reported that the crew members, himself along with Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, were "stable" and "green". Senior Lecturer at Center for Hypersonics, Dr. Christ James, shares some more insights on the mission and landing.

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After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings

With Artemis II successfully completing its historic lunar mission on Friday, NASA is banking on billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk for the next step: landing astronauts on the Moon. The post After Artemis II, NASA looks to SpaceX, Blue Origin for Moon landings appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Artemis II crew returns from Moon mission

The first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years ended with a safe return to Earth on Friday, after NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast and brought four astronauts home from a mission that pushed human spaceflight beyond its old limits. NASA said Orion landed on schedule at 5:07pm local time on April 10 after a high-speed return through the atmosphere. Recovery teams moved in after splashdown and took the crew aboard the USS John P. ...

NASA Completes Historic Artemis II Mission with Safe Return

NASA successfully concluded its Artemis II mission on April 10, with the Orion spacecraft safely splashing down in the Pacific Ocean, completing a historic crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit. All four astronauts exited safely and were transferred to the recovery vessel, the USS John P. Murtha, where they began routine post-mission medical evaluations. These assessments are essential for understanding how the human body adapts to deep-space travel and readjusts to Earth’s gravity. “This is ...

By Asmae Daoudi