NASA launching Artemis II mission
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NASA will hold a series of events today (March 24) that update us on the agency's plans for the moon and more, and you can watch them live.
The Artemis 2 mission is set to become NASAs first crewed journey toward the Moon since the Apollo programme concluded in 1972. Unlike its predecessors, the mission will not attempt a lunar landing but will instead focus on testing key systems essential for future deep-space exploration.
Two NASA astronauts will conduct a long-delayed spacewalk today (March 18), and you can watch the action live. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams will venture outside the International Space Station (ISS) today at around 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), kicking off a spacewalk expected to last about 6.5 hours.
NASA is moving its moon rocket Artemis II from the hangar to the launch pad on Friday at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, ahead of humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than 50 years. Artemis II will send four astronauts on an approximately 10-day mission around the moon and back,
NASA will host a public event outlining plans to return astronauts to the moon and build a lunar base under President Donald Trump's space policy.
NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food.