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Apr 2026
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Update: Artemis II Crew Flies Around the...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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NASA’s Artemis II mission has flown around the Moon, and its four astronauts traveled farther from Earth than anyone in history. Relive this historic mission through the astronauts’ own words, including their scientific descriptions of the Moon’s surface, as well as the role of “space plumber” troubleshooting the toilet and the astronauts’ unifying message f ... Show More
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