Artemis

Artemis II launch: crowds gather to catch a glimpse of Nasa’s historic moon mission

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Artemis II launch: crowds gather to catch a glimpse of Nasa's historic moon mission

A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s Space Coast, up to 400,000 beachgoers and boarders will look to the skies Wednesday to see a fiery wonder that hasn’t been seen in nearly 54 years: a complete NASA rocket returning to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if … Read more

He walked on the moon in 1972. This is his advice for the Artemis II astronauts.

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If anyone can offer advice to the four NASA astronauts scheduled to launch Wednesday on a mission to orbit the moon, it’s Harrison Schmitt. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive content. Schmitt, 90, left his shoes on the lunar surface in 1972, as part of Apollo 17 – the … Read more