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It's almost 'all systems go' for Artemis 2 to take the next giant leap toward stepping on the moon again

One morning this past June, inside the mission control building at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, 20 or so flight ...
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Apollo 8 saved 1968, can Artemis 2 pull off a 2026 encore?

The last time a crew of Americans rode a rocket toward the Moon, the country was reeling from assassinations, riots, and a grinding war. Apollo 8’s Christmas flight in 1968 did not fix any of that, ...

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When Oklahoma author-journalist Carol Mersch, a long-time friend of Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, learned in 2006 that he had landed the first Holy Bible on the moon, she was intrigued. The ...

Projections to light up Washington Monument as New Year's fireworks spark

If you’re looking for something different and free for New Year’s Eve, how about fireworks at the Washington Monument? In ...