Apollo Missions History

Apollo, Artemis

Before Artemis II, a look back to Apollo 8, when astronauts first went around the moon and back

In Greek mythology, Artemis is the twin sister of Apollo. In NASA history, the Apollo 8 mission laid much of the groundwork for the upcoming Artemis II mission.

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Artemis 2 is most similar to Apollo 8. What the missions had in common

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Artemis mission shares office space—and physics—with Apollo

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Artemis II crew nears lunar orbit in historic mission

The Artemis II crew is making history as they approach lunar orbit, poised to become the first humans to travel farther from Earth than ever before.

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Artemis II crew snap epic photos of the Earth from space

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Artemis II astronauts expected to reach far side of moon on Monday

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Artemis II flight tracker: Live updates as astronauts approach moon

The crew members – NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover, and the Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen – are expected to venture farther in space than anyone in human history...

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Artemis II mission approaches midpoint, astronauts prepare for lunar flyby Monday

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Artemis II astronauts pass halfway mark to moon in historic mission: NASA

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Apollo 13 star Tom Hanks celebrates historic Artemis II launch, NASA's first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years

The Artemis II mission represents the first time astronauts have launched beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.

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What to Know About NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in More than 50 Years

Artemis II, NASA's first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, launched Wednesday, April 1. It represents a shift from short visits toward sustained exploration, where understanding lunar geology and resources becomes as important as the engineering that gets astronauts there.

Q&A: What to know about NASA's first crewed mission to the moon since 1972

Artemis II, NASA's first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years, represents a shift from short visits toward sustained exploration, where understanding lunar geology and resources becomes as important as the engineering that gets astronauts there.

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Apollo 13 moon mission leader James Lovell dies at 97

CHICAGO (AP) — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in Lake Forest, Illinois, NASA said in a statement on Friday.

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Apollo 13 mission leader, Navy veteran James Lovell dies at 97

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — James Lovell, the commander of Apollo 13 who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly can-do engineering, has died. He was 97. Lovell died Thursday in ...

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Artemis II is set to break Apollo 13’s distance record with moon flyby

The four astronauts on Artemis II are set to fly around the moon on Monday and will be farther from their home planet than anyone.