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In the same way that Artemis II serves as the first crewed flight to test technology for future missions to the moon and Mars, Apollo 8, which launched on Dec. 21, 1968, also served as a lunar landing preparation mission, preceding Apollo 11's July 1969 lunar landing.

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Utah woman who experienced Apollo 11 mission speaks on Artemis II launch

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Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA’s return to the moon

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Artemis II splashdown: Astronauts return to earth after historic lunar flyby

Artemis II astronauts safely returned to Earth with a dramatic Pacific splashdown, marking a major milestone in human space exploration.

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‘A perfect mission’: Artemis II astronauts return to Earth

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Artemis II splashdown: Orion comes back, begins a new era in human space travel

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Animation shows expected splashdown after Artemis II mission

The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world's first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for...

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How and When to Watch NASA’s Artemis II Splash Down in Pacific Ocean

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NASA Artemis 2 Splashdown LIVE Updates: Orion completes final burn, less than 5 hours to splashdown

Buzz Aldrin, 2nd person to walk on the moon, watched Artemis II launch

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, 2nd person to walk on the moon, watched NASA Artemis II launch from Kennedy Space Center from his home in California.

Memories of Apollo 11 inspire a new generation as Artemis launches

Last week, on the day of the Artemis launch, a newsroom conversation turned into a powerful reminder of how NASA’s legacy still resonates today. During an editorial meeting, photojournalist

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They grew up watching moon missions. Finally, they get to launch one.

Tonight, NASA intends to launch Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a team of four astronauts to slingshot around the moon on a 10-day journey that will be the farthest humans have ever traveled in space.

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Apollo 11: Meet the Press covers the first moon landing

Meet the Press broadcast from Cape Kennedy space center and welcomed the three NASA astronauts who commanded Apollo missions 8, 9 and 10 ahead of the historic launch of Apollo 11, which would land Americans on the moon.

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I witnessed huge crowds for Apollo 11, 17 launches. Now eager for Artemis II

A Titusville resident shares vivid memories of witnessing the historic Apollo 11 and Apollo 17 launches from Florida.

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Apollo’s impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA’s return to the moon with Artemis II launch

The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back.

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Jack King, Voice of NASA's Apollo 11 Launch, Dies at 84

Jack King, a NASA public affairs official who became the voice of the Apollo moon shots, died Thursday. He was 84. King counted down the historic launch of Apollo 11 on July 16, 1969. He also did the countdown for hundreds of the early rocket launches ...

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Artemis II astronauts speak publicly for first time since successful moon mission

The Artemis II crew spoke publicly for the first time after their successful mission at the Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, Texas.