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NASA plans first crewed Moon mission in 50 years

Nasa plans first crewed Moon mission in 50 years for February

The first Artemis mission lasted 25 days and saw the launch of an uncrewed spacecraft in November 2022. It saw a spacecraft travel around the Moon and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere.

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NASA unveils 10 new astronauts for missions to the moon — and maybe Mars

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NASA's New Astronaut Class Has More Women Than Men For First Time In History

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NASA Picks 10 New Astronauts as Focus Shifts to the Moon and Mars

NASA needs more astronauts to send to new space stations, the moon and maybe even Mars.

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NASA introduces 2025 astronaut class chosen from 8,000 applicants

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2 Purdue graduates named to NASA's 2025 astronaut candidate class

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NASA Picks 2025 Astronaut Class: Future Moonwalkers

Two 7,000-year-old mummies from the Takarkori rock shelter in the Sahara have been found to be from a group with a previously unknown ancestry.

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NASA selects 10 new astronauts as it chases bold plans for the moon and Mars

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NASA’s newest astronaut class has more women than men

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NASA Wants To 'Send Your Name Around The Moon' In 2026 - Here's What That Means

In September 2025, NASA declared that it was in the midst of a "Golden Age of innovation and exploration," and that a huge part of this effort is the upcoming Artemis II flight. It will be crewed by a quartet of astronauts: the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen along with Christina Koch,

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Nasa’s Moon mission could be ‘years late’ due to issues with Elon Musk’s Starship

Nasa’s plan to return humans to the Moon could be set back by years due to delays with SpaceX’s Starship rocket, industry experts have warned. Safety advisers for the US space agency said that fundamental challenges remain with Starship’s Human Landing System (HLS), which is expected to support the Artemis 3 mission in 2027.

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Blue Origin selected to deliver NASA’s VIPER Rover to the Moon’s South Pole

NASA is taking steps forward in lunar exploration by awarding Blue Origin a new contract to deliver its VIPER to the Moon’s South Pole in 2027

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Blue Origin wins NASA deal to ferry VIPER rover to lunar south pole

Under the deal, Blue Origin will carry VIPER – short for “Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover” – on its uncrewed Blue Moon Mk1 lander. Separately, NASA has awarded the company a human-rated lander contract under Artemis, but that program is distinct from this mission.

U.S. Is Losing Race to Return to Moon, Critics Say, Pointing at SpaceX

The company’s Starship rocket, which has suffered a series of recent test explosions, is still years away from being ready for the mission, former NASA executives say.