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NASA is preparing for simulated launch of Artemis II mega moon rocket — and it could happen as early as Saturday

The Artemis II mission, which could launch as early as Feb. 6, aims to send humans around the moon in preparation for the subsequent Artemis III mission that will land astronauts on its surface. This is the first time in more than 50 years that NASA is sending humans back to the moon, and the first time that a woman will be part of the crew.

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Could cold temps delay Artemis launch date? NASA eyes Florida weather

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

NASA research plane lands on belly, sending sparks flying

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NASA research plane lands on belly, sending sparks flying after 'mechanical issue'

A NASA aircraft had to perform a "gear-up landing" in Houston due to a mechanical problem, a NASA spokesperson indicated in a post on X.

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NASA airplane makes belly landing, skids down runway with flames

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Video Shows Flames Flying From NASA Plane That Touched Down Without Landing Gear

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NASA plane makes fiery belly landing at Houston airfield

The two-person crew of a NASA plane is safe after the aircraft’s landing gear failed, leading to a fiery belly landing at a Houston airfield on Tuesday.

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Investigation underway after NASA jet's fiery hard landing in Texas

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NASA WB-57F Canberra Jet Makes Fiery Belly-Landing In Houston (Updated)

Challenger, Space

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40 years after Challenger disaster, NASA faces safety fears on Artemis II

Forty years ago today, disaster struck NASA’s human spaceflight program when the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after blastoff, killing all seven people onboard. The tragedy nearly brought the shuttle program to an early end.

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40 years after Challenger: How the deadly disaster changed space flight

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Space shuttle Challenger remembered 40 years after explosion

NASA's space shuttle Challenger exploded 40 years ago today, killing its 7-person crew. Photos reveal Challenger's legacy.

NASA's space shuttle Challenger completed 10 missions before it broke apart during a launch in 1986, killing seven astronauts.

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NASA's powerful new Roman Space Telescope is complete — and will soon begin mission to find 100,000 alien worlds

New photos show off NASA's newly constructed Roman Space Telescope, which will soon help researchers unravel the mysteries of the cosmos. Experts have also revealed when the next-gen spacecraft is set to launch and begin collecting data.

321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week (Jan. 26)

The rollout on Saturday, Jan. 17, of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is a crucial step signaling that NASA is in the final stretches to get its first crewed lunar mission in five decades off the ground. That mission, known as Artemis 2, will send three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day trip around the moon.

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Proteins before planets: How space ice may have created the 1st building blocks of life

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly not the case."

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NASA resumes efforts to reconnect with MAVEN as solar conjunction ends

NASA hasn't received data from MAVEN since December 6, 2025.

NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission to the Moon shows how US space strategy has changed since Apollo – and contrasts with China’s closed program

Today, there aren’t just two countries competing to get to the Moon. More countries have space programs, and private industry plays a larger role.

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NASA runs Artemis II wet dress rehearsal to test fueling and launch procedures

NASA conducted a wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II to validate fueling, countdown, and launch procedures for the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft ahead of a future crewed mission.

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NASA confirms command error temporarily felled TESS planet hunter

In space, no one can hear you bork NASA has confirmed that its planet hunter, TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), entered safe mode due to a command error that inadvertently left the spacecraft's solar arrays angled away from the Sun.