The Artemis II astronauts, all in their 40s or 50s, flew a little more than 4,000 miles from the Moon, higher above the ...
On Monday, Artemis II astronauts completed a 7-hour fly by around the moon, traveling farther from Earth than anyone in human history. The 56-year record set by Apollo 13 in 1970, now belongs to the ...
A routine oxygen tank stir becomes a devastating explosion that tears through Apollo 13's service module, Jim Lovell (Tom ...
Splashdown occurred in the Pacific Ocean at 1:07 p.m. April 17, after a flight that lasted five days, 22 hours and 54 minutes ...
On April 17, 1970, Apollo 13 returned to Earth after narrowly avoiding a deadly disaster in space. [‘On This Day in Space’ ...
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The Artemis II crew splashed down April 10 after a record-breaking moon voyage, setting the stage for America's future crewed lunar missions.
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The Artemis II crew will speak with the media from space as they journey back to Earth, where they will splash down in the Pacific Ocean. This mission marks the first time humans have traveled near ...
The image shows two American lunar launch vehicles: the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) on the left and the Apollo 8 Saturn V on the right. These rockets represent nearly 60 years of evolution in ...
The Artemis II astronauts traveled 252,756 miles from Earth during a seven-hour lunar flyby. The crew experienced a 40-minute communications blackout while traveling around the far side of the moon.