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Artemis II astronauts return to Houston

Artemis II astronauts welcomed home to Houston after historic moonshot

The four Artemis II astronauts, freshly back from a historic trip around the moon, flew back to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday to cheers and applause from family members and hundreds ...

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The four Artemis II astronauts made an emotional return to Houston. Here's what they said.

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How Houston made sure Artemis II astronauts got home safely

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Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the visual story of their lunar journey – and update some classic Apollo images

At this point in NASA’s human spaceflight story, researchers have a substantial amount of material – documents, artifacts and images – with which to tell the stories of past flights to space.

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'A lot more to do': NASA hopes to build on Artemis success

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The best photos from NASA's first moon mission in more than 50 years

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Artemis II’s astronauts return to Earth, ending a record-breaking trip around the moon

It was a triumphant homecoming for the crew of four whose record-breaking lunar flyby revealed not only swaths of the moon’s far side — never seen before by human eyes — but a total solar eclipse.

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Artemis II’s grand moon finale is almost here with a Pacific splashdown to cap NASA’s lunar comeback

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NASA's Artemis II astronauts back on earth after record-breaking trip around the moon

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As Artemis II makes triumphant return, NASA faces budget cuts

The White House recently issued its proposed budget for the 2027 fiscal year, which involves cutting NASA's funding by about $5.6 billion, a roughly 23 percent decrease from current levels, while stil...

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What's next for the Artemis program? When NASA could return to the moon - and its race with China

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Artemis II crew returns to Houston, reflects on 10-day mission around the moon

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Artemis II crew splashes down, ending historic moon mission

As millions of people held their breath, the four Artemis II astronauts flawlessly splashed down back to Earth in the Orion capsule, ending their history-making 10-day mission to the moon and back.

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Five reasons why NASA's Artemis II will cement its place in the history books.

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From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon

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Artemis II’s Record-Breaking Journey Around the Moon Ends With Dramatic Splashdown

All eyes were on the capsule’s life-protecting heat shield that has to withstand thousands of degrees during reentry

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Artemis II astronauts splash down after NASA moon flyby

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Home again! Artemis II crew splashes down safely in the Pacific

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Artemis II astronaut has Houston in hysterics as he cracks joke at commander's expense

The crew returned to NASA's Houston base on the 56th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 13, whose “Houston, we’ve had a problem” refrain turned a near-disaster into triumph

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Houston Stitch Squad Suits Up Moonwalkers For NASA’s Artemis Missions

That official framing makes the suit’s mobility and thermal performance more than nice-to-have features. As NASA outlines it, the AxEMU is intended to enable sustained surface work near the lunar south pole, where astronauts will be expected to do more than plant a flag, wave and head home.

Highlights From NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Splashdown

The NASA flight is hours away from parachuting into the Pacific Ocean near San Diego, concluding a journey that sent humans around the moon for the first time since 1972.

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NASA: Houston 'booms' caused by meteor; meteorites may be in the area

NASA now believes that a meteor was the cause of the loud “booms" heard across Houston on Saturday. They also say pieces of that meteor could still be in the area.

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Service dogs from New Mexico tour NASA's mission control in Houston

Service dogs from the Academy of Canine Excellence visited NASA's mission control in Houston to gain exposure to high-stimulation environments.