Welcome home! Artemis 2’s Orion capsule returns to Florida after epic moon mission (photo)

Artemis 2’s Orion capsule has returned to its Florida launch site, just three weeks after carrying four astronauts on a historic journey around the moon’s far side.
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‘This is going to be what makes the Earth secure.’ How one California company plans to protect us from dangerous asteroids

Exploration Labs has proposed the first commercial deep space ride share mission, known as Apophis EX, to rendezvous with potentially hazardous asteroid Apophis.
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Trump invited the Artemis 2 moon astronauts to the White House. Here’s what happened

President Trump hosted the Artemis 2 moon astronauts at the White House today (April 29), congratulating the quartet and musing about the possibility of going to space himself.
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SpaceX rocket debris could slam into the moon: Here’s what you need to know

Earth’s moon is to be on the receiving end of a spent rocket stage in early August – the leftovers from a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch last year.
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Artemis 3 SLS rocket’s core stage arrives in Florida for 2027 launch (photo)

The core stage for NASA’s Artemis 3 rocket arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday (April 27), completing a barge journey of 900 miles (1,450 kilometers).
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Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk finally flying to ISS after Boeing Starliner mishap: ‘I’m committed to making the most of this unique opportunity’

Just two weeks after Canada made history on the Artemis 2 moon mission, Canadian astronaut Josh Kutryk was assigned to the upcoming Crew-13 mission to the ISS.
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