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NASA to roll out rocket for Artemis 2 moon mission on Jan. 17

NASA announced on Friday evening (Jan. 9) that it plans to roll the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft that will fly the Artemis 2 moon mission out to the pad for prelaunch checks o...

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NASA is ending Crew-11 astronauts' mission a month early

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NASA set to return Crew-11 from International Space Station

For the first time ever, NASA is ending a mission early to medically evacuate an astronaut.

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A 'medical situation' is forcing NASA to end mission at the space station a month early

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NASA cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue

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NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut’s medical issue

“I’m proud of the swift effort across the agency thus far to ensure the safety of our astronauts,” NASA administrator Jared Isaacman said.

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NASA considers evacuating ailing crew member from International Space Station

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NASA to end ISS mission early due to medical concern

Artemis 2 may launch in a month, shattering a 55-year-old spaceflight record

Apollo 13's record distance from Earth has stood for over half a century. Can Artemis 2 launch in time to break it?

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NASA continues to work toward February launch of Artemis 2

NASA says it is continuing to prepare for a possible Artemis 2 launch as soon as February, but with remarkably little publicity for the historic mission.

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NASA chief reviews Orion heat shield, expresses “full confidence” in it for Artemis II

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, said he has “full confidence” in the space agency’s plans to use the existing heat shield to protect the Orion spacecraft during its upcoming lunar mission.

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Artemis II rollout ‘less than two weeks away,’ launch window opens in February

NASA Officials say final system testing could soon begin on the mission set to send astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

NASA Rockets Toward Artemis 2 Launch With Possible SLS Rollout Next Week

SLS and the Orion spacecraft are fully stacked together inside NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center. Once final tests are complete, the launch vehicle will be rolled out onto the pad at Launch Complex-39A, which should take about 10 hours.

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Artemis II: back to the Moon

Artemis II was originally scheduled to launch between 2019 and 2021 but delays kept pushing it back. In September last year, Nasa was finally able to say that the SLS rocket was “ready to fly crew”, and in November the Orion capsule was “stacked atop the rocket for a final series of tests”, said New Scientist.