NASA Solar System Exploration Program

Humans are on their way back to moon

NASA's Artemis program: Paving the way for humankind's return to the moon and beyond

Artemis II is capturing global attention—but it’s only the next stride in NASA ’s accelerating campaign to return humans to the moon and beyond.

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Artemis II blasts off: Humans are on their way back to the moon

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‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years

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NASA astronauts reveal highs and unexpected moments on their journey to the moon in first interview from Orion spacecraft

The four NASA astronauts making their way as a part of the historic Artemis II moon mission have given their first interview from the spacecraft.

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Artemis astronauts get green light for voyage to the Moon after toilet glitch and passcode gaffe

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Artemis II Rocket Streaks Across Florida Sky After Liftoff

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New Breathtaking Images of Earth Taken From Artemis II

The astronauts were more than 90,000 miles out of Earth’s atmosphere when the images were snapped.

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Artemis II astronauts nearly halfway to the moon; NASA shares stunning photos from Orion spacecraft

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Artemis II live: Crew in 'great spirits' as NASA says it's a new 'space race'

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Grading NASA's Solar System Exploration Program: A Midterm Report

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Americans Have Never Been All That Excited About Going to the Moon

Polling has consistently found that most people would prefer NASA spend money on things like monitoring climate change and averting asteroid collisions rather than human spaceflight.

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NASA's long, fraught, over-budget path back to the moon

NASA's Artemis return-to-the-moon program is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Could a successful mission quiet its critics?

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NASA set for first crewed moon return in over half a century

By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, March 30 (Reuters) - NASA is preparing to launch the first crew of astronauts toward the moon in over 53 years with its second Artemis mission, a critical test flight in humanity's broader lunar goals as the U.

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NASA Can Open Up the Solar System With Nuclear Propulsion

Viewed from orbit, Jackass Flats — situated in southern Nevada about 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas — could easily be confused for Mars. The alluvial basin is full of tan and gray regolith, hued slightly red, and almost completely surrounded by carved ...

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50 years of solar system exploration historical perspectives edited by Linda Billings

Introduction: NASA's solar system exploration paradigm : the first fifty years and a look at the next fifty / James L. Green and Kristen J. Erickson -- Part I. Overview. Exploring the Solar System : who has done it, how, and why? / Peter Westwick -- Part II.