Tag: return to the moon
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2026: Artemis 2 and Humanity’s First Crewed Return to Lunar Space
In 2026, humanity will return to lunar space with NASA’s Artemis 2 mission, the first crewed journey beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The ten-day flight will send four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a free-return trajectory around the Moon, validating systems needed for sustained human exploration. This mission matters because…
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