NASA hopes to launch Artemis 2 astronauts to moon next month
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The U.S. space agency and the Department of Energy will work together to build a fission reactor on the lunar surface in the next four years
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NASA outlines 10-day flight plan for historic Artemis II lunar mission
On Saturday, Jan. 17 at 7 a.m., NASA will conduct a rollout mission – transporting an 11-million-pound stack four miles from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Station. The journey will take up to 12 hours, NASA said.
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2026 is the year humanity will finally go back to the moon
Whether Artemis ultimately fulfills its promise of sustained lunar exploration, or is reshaped by politics, budgets and competition with China, the program's first crewed flight around the moon will mark a definitive turning point. In 2026, humanity isn't just planning to return to lunar space — it's actually going.
Moon dust is sharp, corrosive, and potentially fatal. NASA’s new electric force field shield is designed to blast it away.