Apollo, NASA and Artemis
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As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the Moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge technology and lessons learned from the Apollo program 50 years ago."There are
A Sky News correspondent used the Artemis II launch to take a shot at the Apollo program, suggesting the original moon missions fell short of representing humanity because the astronauts were all white men.
With the launch of Artemis II, Jim Head — who helped train astronauts, select landing sites and analyze samples during the Apollo Moon landings nearly 60 years ago — is excited about a new chapter in lunar exploration.
NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission will get a maximum of 252,757 miles (406,773 kilometers) from Earth on April 6, breaking the mark set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.
The Artemis II program could be the major inspirational lunar mission for a new generation of Coloradans.
The Artemis II mission represents the first time astronauts have launched beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.
NASA says space mission on track for Wednesday launch, aiming to carry a crew to the moon for first time in 5 decades
Jim Head, a professor and researcher at Brown University, worked on NASA’s Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s, training the astronauts in geology.