NASA, Moon and Artemis
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The Apollo missions changed how scientists understand the moon. Returning with Artemis could help solve some of the biggest lunar mysteries.
Once America's most experienced astronaut, Apollo 13's Jim Lovell, who died at 97, was the first to visit the moon twice.
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Opinion: The world of Artemis II is very different than that of the Apollo moon landings
Three developments stand out that will make the return to the moon effort different from the first time we visited Earth’s nearest neighbor.
Amy Shira Teitel says past Moon missions delivered a clear purpose and impact, while Artemis II lacks clarity,
The Artemis II crew — commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — includes the first person of color (Glover), the first woman (Koch) and the first non-American (Hansen, a member of the Canadian Space Agency) to leave low-Earth orbit.
In the coming weeks, Artemis II will send humans around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. Could it be a redemptive moment, as it was in 1968?