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  Artemis 2 Orion Capsule Named “Integrity” for Upcoming Moon Flyby

  On Sept. 24, 2025, NASA’s Artemis 2 crew announced their Orion spacecraft will be called Integrity. The name symbolizes trust and respect as four astronauts prepare for a 10-day flight around the Moon, the first crewed lunar mission in over five decades.

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  NASA’s Artemis Prepares Crews for Future Mars Missions

  NASA’s Artemis programme goes beyond Apollo by planning longer lunar missions to test spacecraft, life-support, and logistics for Mars. With Gateway, lunar ice harvesting, and global partnerships, Artemis aims to simulate deep-space challenges. These lessons will directly guide future crewed journeys to the Red Planet and beyond.

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  NASA’s Orion Control Room Prepares for Artemis II Lunar Mission

  NASA is preparing for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo, with a new control hub at Johnson Space Center. The Orion Mission Evaluation Room (MER) will support flight controllers by monitoring Orion’s systems in real time during the 10-day mission. Staffed 24/7, the MER will compare telemetry with expected performance, t...

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  NASA Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Prepares for Historic Crewed Moon Mission with Safety Systems Installed

  NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft has taken another major step toward launch. After being fueled, it was moved to the Launch Abort System Facility at Kennedy Space Centre, where engineers are integrating a 44-foot-tall escape system to protect astronauts during liftoff. The mission will see four astronauts, including one from Canada, fly around ...

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  Apollo 13 Commander Jim Lovell, Hero of Space Crisis, Dies at 97

  Jim Lovell, legendary NASA astronaut and commander of Apollo 13, has died at 97. Renowned for turning a life-threatening lunar mission into a historic survival story, Lovell flew four pioneering spaceflights, including Apollo 8. His steady leadership during crisis inspired generations and cemented his place as one of space exploration’s most resp...

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  Jim Lovell: The Commander Of NASA's Apollo 13 Mission Who Died At 97

  Jim Lovell's leadership during the near-fatal Apollo 13 mission turned a doomed lunar landing into a story of teamwork, ingenuity, and survival in space.

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  Jim Lovell, Commander Of NASA's Apollo 13 Moon Mission, Dies At 97

  -American astronaut Jim Lovell, commander of the failed 1970 mission to the moon that nearly ended in disaster but became an inspirational saga of survival and the basis for the hit movie "Apollo 13," has died at the age of 97, NASA said on Friday.

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  2 Moon Landings Scheduled Within A Week For NASA's Private Fleet

  More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and the United States' return to the lunar surface when the first-ever private lander touched down last February.

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  New Study Finds Active Lunar Tectonics, Challenges Moon’s Dormancy

  A recent study published in The Planetary Science Journal reveals that the moon is still experiencing tectonic activity. Scientists identified 266 small ridges on the far side of the moon, formed within the last 160 to 200 million years. The study suggests these ridges result from geological forces like lunar shrinking and orbital shifts. The findi...

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  What Happened to the Apollo Flags Left on the Moon?

  The flags planted by Apollo astronauts on the moon are likely in poor condition due to harsh lunar conditions. Exposure to intense sunlight and micrometeoroid impacts likely caused the degradation of the flags. Although they may be brittle and faded, these flags remain powerful symbols of the achievements of the Apollo missions. Experts have specul...

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  NASA Delays Artemis 2 Mission to 2026, Artemis 3 Crewed Moon Landing For Mid-2027

  NASA has announced delays in the Artemis missions, citing the need for additional technical preparations. Artemis 2, the first crewed Moon mission since the Apollo era, will now launch in 2026. Artemis 3, the programme's lunar landing mission, has been moved to mid-2027 due to Orion spacecraft readiness and other challenges. Adjustments to the spac...

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  Building-Sized Asteroid Approaching Earth At Alarming Speed Today, Warns NASA

  Asteroid 2024 JV33 is part of the Apollo group, a category of asteroids known for their frequent crossings of Earth's orbit.

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  Airplane-Sized Asteroid Racing Toward Earth At 30,381 km/h, NASA Reports

  Comparable in size to an airplane and traveling at 30,381 km/h, this Apollo asteroid will safely miss Earth by 3.4 million kilometers.

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  July's Full Buck Moon Rises On July 21: All You Need To Know

  This Buck Moon coincides with the 55th anniversary of the 1969 Apollo moon landing

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  220-Foot NF 2024 Asteroid Racing Towards Earth, NASA Alerts

  NASA also tracks other near-Earth asteroids and is developing the DART mission to test asteroid deflection technologies.