NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - NASA to give update on upcoming Crew-13 mission
The mission will carry four astronauts to the ISS and is expected to launch in mid-September.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - NASA's $20 billion moon base is being planned
NASA is laying the groundwork for a permanent human presence on the moon. New details reveal plans to send drones and rovers to the lunar South Pole ahead of future astronaut missions. MORE: https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/nasa-update-moon-base-contracts/
AXIOS (Alex Fitzpatrick) - Artemis II just set a new distance-from-Earth record
Artemis II's four astronauts have officially gone where no one has gone before, setting on Monday a new distance-from-Earth record for human spaceflight. Why it matters: Artemis II broke Apollo 13's 248,655-mile record, set over 55 years ago on that ill-fated ship's emergency flight home. Driving the news: The lunar quartet has further to go yet. - They'll reach their maximum distance (252,760 miles) just after 7 p.m. ET tonight. What's next: The crew is starting their seven-hour lunar orbit and observation period this afternoon. (Watch live.) - At 6:44 p.m. ET, the crew will enter an expected 40-minute radio blackout on the dark side of the Moon. - They will later witness a solar eclipse, with the Moon blocking the Sun from their…
AXIOS (Alex Fitzpatrick) - PHOTO: See Earth from Artemis II's POV
NASA just posted one of the first photos from Artemis II , capturing "Spaceship Earth" in all its blue-and-white glory. - In the photo, taken by mission commander Reid Wiseman: Two auroras (top right and bottom left), plus "zodiacal light" in the bottom right. - That's sunlight scattered by interplanetary dust. Driving the news: Artemis II is now Moonbound, with a six-hour lunar orbit planned for Monday. (Mission updates ... Live tracker .) - Newly added to the plan: A solar eclipse, with the Sun hidden behind the Moon from the crew's perspective. NASA calls it an "opportunity for them to look for flashes of light from meteoroids striking the Moon's surface, dust lofting above the edge of the Moon, and deep space targets, including…
WAR (Space Force 2nd Lt. Christian Malaniak, Space Launch Delta 45) - Space Launch Delta 45 Supports Artemis II Historic Mission
NASA's Artemis II mission successfully launched at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., with four astronauts bound for lunar orbit. The historic moment would not have been possible without the dedication of Space Launch Delta 45 personnel.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - 'We Are Going For All Of Humanity': NASA Sends 4 Astronauts On Artemis II Mission To The Moon
NASA’s Artemis II test flight launched Wednesday, marking the first crewed mission to head toward the moon in more than five decades. The crew, including U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are set to take a 10-day voyage orbiting the moon. During the mission, NASA will test the Orion spacecraft’s life support systems for the first time with people and “lay the groundwork” for future crewed missions, according to the agency. “What an exciting day for AMERICAN SPACE DOMINANCE,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who is serving as acting NASA administrator, wrote on social platform X earlier Wednesday. “ARTEMIS II is going around the MOON and beyond.…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Addy Bink) - Artemis is NASA's return to the moon. Why astronauts won't land there just yet
While NASA's Artemis is meant to be our return to the moon, astronauts won't actually touch the moon yet.
ABCNEWS - WATCH: Details about the historic Artemis II launch
After more than 50 years, NASA is taking a key step towards its long-term return to the moon with Artemis II.
NPR (Amina Khan) - NASA's Artemis II astronauts are hours away from moon launch. Watch it here
NASA's Artemis II mission aims to send four astronauts around the moon on a roughly 10-day journey that could help pave the way toward a future lunar landing.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - U.S astronauts set to embark on historic return to lunar orbit in Artemis II mission
The voyage will be the first manned mission to lay eyes close to the moon since the end of the Apollo program, launched on December 7, 1972, and concluded on December 19, 1972. Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt spent over three days on the lunar surface in the Taurus-Littrow valley, making them the last humans to walk on the Moon.