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First US Artemis astronaut mission around the moon on track for April
- NASA plans to launch Artemis II in April 2026 from Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts flying around the moon on a 10-day mission.
- The mission faced delays due to a heatshield issue during Artemis I, but engineers confirmed that problem will not recur on Artemis II.
- Artemis II will include Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and three Americans, orbiting farther from Earth than any crew since 1972's Apollo mission.
- Lakiesha Hawkins said from a risk perspective, NASA feels confident in safely returning the crew and described the mission as giving people a "front row seat to history."
- The mission advances NASA’s goal of safely returning humans to the moon while competing in the modern second space race alongside China’s lunar efforts.
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The American Space Agency, after three referrals, now accelerates and wants to bring in orbit around the Moon astronauts to beat China on time. But the real problem is the delays of Starship
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The US space agency is rushing to launch the SLS rocket as early as February 5, 2026.
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