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Four astronauts will fly closer to the moon than any humans in history this April, breaking barriers as NASA's most diverse crew ever. The 10-day mission marks humanity's return to deep space after 50 years.
Nigerian-American aerospace engineer Wendy Okolo earned her PhD at 26 and now leads groundbreaking flight safety research at NASA. She's the first Black woman to earn a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.
Four astronauts are preparing to journey around the Moon as soon as tomorrow, traveling farther from Earth than anyone ever has. It's the first time humans will venture into deep space in over 50 years, paving the way for humanity's first permanent lunar base.
When a vintage NASA research plane lost its landing gear mid-flight, the pilot brought it down safely in a textbook emergency landing that saved both crew and a piece of aviation history. Everyone walked away without a scratch.
For the first time, NASA astronauts will carry their personal smartphones on missions, starting with next week's ISS trip and the historic Artemis II lunar journey. Get ready for the most spontaneously documented space exploration in history.
Four astronauts just embarked on humanity's first crewed lunar mission in over half a century, launching into the evening sky aboard NASA's new Orion capsule. They'll travel farther from Earth than any humans in history.
The Artemis II crew just made history with humanity's farthest space journey in over 50 years. Now NASA is racing to put boots back on the Moon before 2029, with President Trump saying there's a "good shot" of making it happen.
NASA just announced an accelerated timeline to return astronauts to the Moon, with plans for annual lunar missions beginning in 2028. The space agency is adding a new test mission and streamlining its rocket design to make Moon exploration a regular occurrence for the first time in human history.
Four astronauts are about to make history as NASA prepares its Artemis 2 rocket for humanity's first trip beyond low Earth orbit in over 50 years. After fixing technical issues and completing successful tests, the massive rocket is heading back to the launch pad tonight for an April 1 liftoff.
Four astronauts are ready to make history as the first crew to fly around the moon in over 50 years, with NASA's Artemis 2 mission launching April 1. The massive Space Launch System rocket stands ready with zero technical issues reported. #
After years of preparation, NASA's Artemis 2 crew is ready to make history as the first humans to fly around the moon in over 50 years. Four astronauts will launch April 1 from Kennedy Space Center on a mission that marks humanity's return to deep space exploration.
Four astronauts just traveled farther into space than any humans in history, completing NASA's Artemis II mission to the Moon and back. The crew broke Apollo 13's distance record, voyaging 252,756 miles from Earth while testing new spacecraft that will pave the way for future lunar exploration.
Four astronauts will soon make history as they circle the moon on NASA's Artemis 2 mission. The rocket is ready on the launch pad, with a 24-hour livestream letting the world watch every moment.
NASA's newest space telescope will discover more planets in five years than humanity has found in all of history combined. The Roman Space Telescope, launching in 2027, will also create the first real census of mysterious rogue planets drifting through space without stars.
A groundbreaking exhibition in Western Australia is rewriting colonial history by centering Indigenous voices that were deliberately overlooked for 140 years. Seven Menang elders are sharing their oral histories to complete the story of Albany, Australia's first colonial settlement.
Astronauts heading to the moon next month will carry iPhones for the first time in NASA history. The move marks a major shift toward using everyday technology in space exploration.
Four astronauts are one step closer to making history as NASA's Artemis II rocket rolled to the launch pad this weekend, setting up humanity's first Moon voyage in over 50 years. If all goes well, Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen will break spaceflight records when they launch as early as February 6.
Erini Lambrides picked up "A Brief History of Time" as a joke at her performing arts high school. That moment launched a journey from Brooklyn theater dreams to studying galaxies at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
For the first time in over five decades, humans are heading back to the moon, and history will be made on multiple fronts. NASA's Artemis II mission launches April 1 with a crew that includes the first Black astronaut, first woman, and first Canadian to travel to lunar space.
Before humans could safely travel to space, NASA needed test subjects who wouldn't get motion sick. They found them at Gallaudet University, where eleven Deaf men became unsung heroes of space exploration.
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