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NASA is once again shooting for the Moon, for the first time since the 1970s. As soon as April 2026, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, using the Space Launch System heavy lift rocket to send a crewed spacecraft,
People may know Artemis as NASA’s return-to-the-Moon program. However, it is much more than a rerun of Project Apollo.
100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program.
NASA is asking industry leaders to make conceptual plans on moving Space Shuttle Discovery from the East Coast to Houston. Why it matters: The push to bring a space shuttle to Space City is one step closer to reality but major hurdles remain.