Artemis

Saudi Arabia makes history by launching the ‘Shams’ Satellite, joining NASA’s Artemis Program | World News – The Times of India

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Saudi Arabia makes history by launching the 'Shams' satellite, joining NASA's Artemis Program

Saudi Arabia has entered the world stage with an important mission that puts it at the heart of NASA’s Artemis program. The successful launch and first communication with its satellite “Shams” shows scientific ambition and growing technological capabilities, with far-reaching implications. A historic first in the Artemis program The Saudi Space Agency has confirmed the … Read more

From ‘bird leg syndrome’ to solar storms: Roberta Bondar destroys Artemis II mission – National | Globalnews.ca

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From 'bird leg syndrome' to solar storms: Roberta Bondar destroys Artemis II mission - National | Globalnews.ca

As the four Artemis II astronauts prepare for their historic moon landing on Monday, Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut, said the mission shows continued progress for future space travel. Speaking to Global News, Bondar said the mission will push humans deeper into space than they have traveled in decades, exposing crews to conditions not … Read more

Artemis II astrology has a toilet problem. Here is a brief history of local bathroom issues CNN

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Artemis II's lavatory separates urine from space and stores feces for disposal after returning to Earth. Crews were trained to use this mock-up at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The four space probes on the Artemis II mission have had a quiet journey so far. Very few in-flight problems have arisen to disturb their peace of mind. Except, that is, for the bathroom. The Artemis II crew’s 16.5-foot-wide (5-foot-wide) Orion capsule has a problem related to waste management that appeared in the early hours … Read more

Artemis 2 astronomy – now in the middle of the moon – reports a ‘burning smell’ from the toilet, but all is well.

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The Orion spacecraft with NASA markings is seen en route to the moon on Artemis 2

HOUSTON – A burning smell coming from a toilet is not something you want to hear on Earth, so when it happened to NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts on their way to the moon – well, you can bet Mission Control was listening. By the end of Friday (April 3), according to NASA The Work of … Read more

58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: Life inside Orion’s Artemis II capsule.

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58 tortillas, five hot sauces and one toilet: Life inside Orion's Artemis II capsule.

HOUSTON – They’re sipping smoothies, snapping phone pictures, dealing with e-mail and fixing broken toilets: astronomers, they’re just like us. The crew of Artemis II breaking through space towards Ngweding they’re on a different mission than the first, but the four of them are still distracted by the mundane things of life – all of … Read more

NASA’s Artemis II Is the First Manned Mission to the Moon Since 1972. Why Are We Going Back?

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NASA's Artemis II Is the First Manned Mission to the Moon Since 1972. Why Are We Going Back?

[–> An animated 3-D model of the moon, shown on a black background. [!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[–> A 3-D model of the moon with the near side in view. It reads: This is the side of the moon we see from Earth [!–>[!–>[!–>[–> In the first era of moon exploration, NASA and the Soviet Union focused on the … Read more

What do NASA’s Artemis II astronauts eat? 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee and lots of hot sauce

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A sample of the test meal on a plate next to the silverware

April 3, 2026 2 read min Add us to GoogleAdd Science What is NASA? Artemis II do astronauts eat? 58 tortillas, 43 cups of coffee and lots of hot sauce NASA’s lunar mission catalog has 189 objects unique to it and mirrors the International Space Station. Written by Jackie Flynn Mogensen edited by Claire Cameron … Read more

Meet NASA’s New Artemis II Science Officers – NASA Science

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Trevor Graff

Business clothes, headsets and many computer monitors are a stark contrast to the hiking gear, rock hammers and volcanic fields of Iceland. For Kelsey Young of NASA’s Goddard Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Trevor Graff and Angela Garcia of Johnson Space Center in Houston, comfort and expertise across both areas made them uniquely qualified … Read more

Artemis II’s work on Five Separate Sauces is hot for a reason

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Artemis II's work on Five Separate Sauces is hot for a reason

Welcome to Open Tab, a weekly roundup of the news, gossip, and stories that have been brewing for me all week. Last week we talked about cat murder rumors and various other horse scandals. When explorers in ancient times began to discover indebted to the new lands, they loaded their ships with hard metals, fried … Read more