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Artemis II launch: A look back at Apollo 8 and prior missions to the moon

Artemis II builds on prior missions including Artemis II and early Apollo missions, including Apollo 8, which set out for a lunar flyby.

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Artemis II Has Launched. Here's Everything You Need to Know About This Mission to the Moon

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Looking back on Apollo 8, the first time astronauts went around the moon and back, ahead of Artemis II launch

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NASA Sends Humans Beyond Earth Orbit For First Time Since 1972

“We are go for TLI!” The call, not uttered since Dec. 7, 1972 — 53 years, 3 months and 26 days ago — signified that the crew of NASA’s Artemis II was finally on their way to the moon.

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'Feeling pretty good up here': Artemis II makes critical push out of Earth's orbit towards Moon

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Artemis II Astronauts Reveal Stunning Earth Photos from 70,000 Miles Away

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The Morning After: NASA’s Artemis II is on a voyage around the Moon

Since launch, the vehicle has separated from its launch system and been manually piloted, testing how the Orion capsule will dock with future lunar landers.

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Artemis II launches successfully

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Artemis II's launch logistics

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What to know about the Apollo mission that set the precedent for Artemis II

The Artemis II launched from Florida, sending a crew of four astronauts on a mission around the moon, but before this could happen the Apollo 17 crew landed on the moon 50 years ago.

The Artemis II is the first crewed lunar flight in over 50 years. Photos show the US' exploration of the moon through history.

NASA's Apollo 8 mission was the first to orbit the moon. No US spacecraft has returned to the moon since 1972, but that's all about to change.

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Artemis 2 is most similar to Apollo 8. What the missions had in common

Like Apollo 8 in 1968, NASA's Artemis 2 mission from Florida will send a crew of astronauts around the moon and back without landing.

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Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Apollo Lunar Module Ascent Engine

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How lightning striking Apollo 12 forever changed NASA's launch weather policies

When Apollo 12, NASA's second lunar landing mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, the space vehicle was struck by lightning— twice.

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Plane passenger captures incredible mid-air video of Artemis II moon launch

A plane passenger flying over Florida captured stunning footage of NASA's Artemis II rocket launching to the Moon on Wednesday evening - the first manned lunar mission since 1972

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Grumman Apollo Lunar Module Testing Collection [Leonard]

This collection consists of the following material documenting the structural testing of Grumman's Apollo Lunar Module system: Grumman reports, notes, schedules, and test results; NASA mission reports and flight plans; charts; photographs; posters; and one ...

NASA Counts Down for First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half a Century

NASA is set to launch four astronauts ⁠as ⁠soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight ⁠around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space mission in decades and a major step toward returning humans to the lunar surface before China's first crewed landing.