
Artemis II Crew Faces Critical Heat Shield Test Amid Re-entry Preparations
The four astronauts of the Artemis II mission are preparing for a dangerous re-entry into Earth's atmosphere and a fiery landing in the Pacific Ocean this weekend, concluding their record-setting journey around the Moon. The mission's critical heat shield will undergo a high-speed stress test, a decision that has drawn criticism regarding the choice to fly astronauts.
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What it's like when your dad's an astronaut
Artemis II Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen's daughter said she loves her dad 'to the moon and back'.
Read full article →See Photos From All 10 Days of NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission
Over 10 days, the astronauts of NASA’s lunar flyby mission have achieved the near impossible.
By The New York Times
Read full article →Artemis II’s Next Challenge: The Heat and High Stakes of a Fiery Re-Entry - WSJ
Artemis II’s Next Challenge: The Heat and High Stakes of a Fiery Re-Entry WSJ
Read full article →Artemis II images reignite moon mission memories | Letters
Dr Nigel Fairweather and Philip Clarke on the newly released Nasa photographs showing the far side of the moon There has been much excitement about the crew of Artemis II seeing the far side of the moon (Artemis II swings back around after completing record-setting moon flyby, 6 April). Let us remember that on 7 October 1959 the Soviet spacecraft Luna 3 (also known as Lunik 3) photographed the back of the moon for the first time. A picture was sent down to Earth and printed in Pravda newspape...
By Guardian Staff
Read full article →Is the toilet the 'most important piece of equipment' aboard the Artemis II?
When we sent four humans 406,771 kilometres into space for the first time, we also sent a toilet with them. After all, if the plan is to go farther and farther, then it’s critical we test one of the non-negotiable parts of being human.
Read full article →Moon joy! Nasa releases best moments from Artemis II’s history-making trip as they return to earth
A new video showing the crew of Artemis II experiencing ‘moon joy’ during their historic trip through space has been released by NASA as they return to earth.
By Independent Reporters
Read full article →Artemis astronauts face the most dangerous part of their mission, ‘riding a fireball through the atmosphere’ on re-entry
The crew of the Orion spacecraft will return to Earth in a harrowing 13-minute flight before splashing down in the ocean near the coast of California
By Nuño Domínguez
Read full article →“I Am Artemis”: Dan Florez, the hidden NASA hero behind the Moon mission revealed
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