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As NASA looks to Artemis II launch, space industry honors Apollo 1

Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 34 sits as a preserved and haunting reminder of NASA’s first major tragedy — one which lives on in the agency’s culture as it prepares to send the Artemis II crew aroun...

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Florida cold blast impacts NASA's Artemis II, SpaceX Crew-12 launch dates

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NASA Delays the First Artemis Moonshot With Astronauts Because of Extreme Cold at the Launch Site

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As cold grips Florida, NASA's Artemis II rocket moves toward final test

NASA is conducting a final major test, known as a wet dress rehearsal, for its SLS rocket ahead of the Artemis II mission.

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Artemis 2 SLS wet dress rehearsal latest news: NASA begins countdown for critical fueling test

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What happens during Artemis 2's wet dress rehearsal?

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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission could launch in the wake of Artemis II mission

The Artemis 2 launch is aiming to send four other astronauts around the moon and back to Earth.

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NASA gets countdown rolling for practice run of Artemis II moon launch

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NASA fuels its moon rocket in a crucial test to decide when Artemis astronauts will launch

NASA’s skywatching tips for February include a planetary parade and a moon mission

NASA has released its monthly skywatching update on what to look out for over the coming weeks, and you can probably guess which event tops the list. That’s right: the Artemis II mission. NASA is about to launch a crew on a voyage around the moon in what will be the first human lunar mission

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Inside NASA's Artemis II mission

Artemis II echoes the Apollo-era missions that paved the way for the first moon landing — and sets the stage for what comes next.

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Apollo 1 film pays tribute to NASA's fallen heroes on Day of Remembrance

On the annual Day of Remembrance, "Apollo 1," a film that highlights a NASA tragedy during the race to the moon, was showcased.

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Anniversary of Apollo 1 disaster: Jan. 27 a dark day in NASA history

Jan. 27 is a dark day in the world of space exploration. It’s the anniversary of the Apollo 1 fire that killed three NASA astronauts, including Grand Rapids native Roger B. Chaffee.

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Why did NASA kill Apollo, then chase a wild mission to Mars?

The United States walked away from the Moon just as it seemed to master it, then spent decades sketching ever more ambitious paths to Mars that never quite left the drawing board. The shift was not a clean break from one destination to another so much as a tangle of politics,

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Best Lego NASA sets 2026: Build NASA's finest from the Apollo 11 Rover to Artemis 2

The astronaut's stand means you can have it 'floating' in mid-air, and the red and blue stripes, with a little gray to boot, add extra life to their costume. In our review of the Lego Creator 3-in-1 Astronaut, we called it "An iconic Lego space set that we're absolutely proud to have on our shelves," and you won't regret snapping this up either.

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Famed NASA astronaut and Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell has died at age 97

Jim Lovell, an astronaut best known as the commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13, has died. He was 97. NASA announced his death Friday and included this statement from his family: “We are enormously proud of his amazing life and career accomplishments ...

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NASA astronaut James McDivitt, who led Gemini and Apollo missions, dies at 93

James McDivitt, a former NASA astronaut who commanded the Gemini IV and Apollo 9 missions, died in his sleep last week in Tucson, Arizona, NASA said in a statement Monday. He was 93. McDivitt was surrounded by his family and friends when he died Thursday ...

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OTD in space - January 27: Apollo 1 fire

On January 27, 1967, three Apollo astronauts were killed during a routine preflight rehearsal at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The Apollo 1 fire was the first major deadly disaster in the history of the U.