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In the same way that Artemis II serves as the first crewed flight to test technology for future missions to the moon and Mars, Apollo 8, which launched on Dec. 21, 1968, also served as a lunar landing preparation mission, preceding Apollo 11's July 1969 lunar landing.

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Looking back on Apollo 8, the first time astronauts went around the moon and back, ahead of Artemis II launch

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How will Artemis 2 be different from NASA's Apollo moon missions?

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NASA Sends Humans Beyond Earth Orbit For First Time Since 1972

“We are go for TLI!” The call, not uttered since Dec. 7, 1972 — 53 years, 3 months and 26 days ago — signified that the crew of NASA’s Artemis II was finally on their way to the moon.

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The Artemis II crew snapped some mesmerizing photos of Earth

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Astronauts await final 'go' from Nasa for critical push towards the Moon

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Artemis II on course to loop around the moon

The four-member crew successfully completed a "translunar injection burn" on Thursday, sending them out of Earth's orbit and toward the moon.

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The Morning After: NASA’s Artemis II is on a voyage around the Moon

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'Nothing normal about this': Artemis astronauts on moon journey

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What's hidden in the Lunar Module?

This video explores the Apollo Lunar Module, the spacecraft that transported astronauts to the Moon's surface. It covers the two primary components of the module: the descent stage, which contained fuel and oxidizer tanks, storage for the Lunar Roving ...

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

Like Apollo 8 in 1968, NASA's Artemis 2 mission from Florida will send a crew of astronauts around the moon and back without landing.

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Rocket Engine, Liquid Fuel, Apollo Lunar Module Ascent Engine

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