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NASA unveils a bold $20 billion plan to return to the moon, build a lunar base, expand commercial space activity and launch nuclear-powered missions to Mars by 2028.
Russia has delayed the launch of three spacecraft - the Luna-28, Luna-29, and Luna-30
As the Artemis II crewed moon mission soars deeper into space than humans have traveled in decades, back on Earth, the White House has proposed slashing NASA’s budget.
The agency has outlined a three-phase plan for lunar infrastructure and says the effort will serve as a proving ground for future missions to Mars.
The Artemis crew will lose all contact with NASA for approximately 40 minutes starting around 6:40 p.m. EST on Monday
Artemis II is the first crewed mission to venture beyond low Earth orbit since the Apollo program ended with Apollo 17 in 1972. The roughly 10-day mission is designed as a lunar flyby test, meaning the spacecraft will circle the Moon without landing before returning to Earth.
NASA's Artemis II mission completes a critical engine burn, propelling the Orion spacecraft and its four-person crew out of Earth orbit toward the moon.
NASA says space mission on track for Wednesday launch, aiming to carry a crew to the moon for first time in 5 decades