NASA Artemis
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For more about NASA's Artemis campaign, visit: https://t.co/fgUfRhXjzH
The lunar South Pole region
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Have a family member who would be over-the-Moon to know their name is moonbound? Submit your name—or the name of someone special to you—to fly around the Moon during the Artemis II mission launching early next year! https://t.co/vyLCuDWQtq
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What’s better than one suit? TWO suits! 🧑🚀🧑🚀 @NASA and @Axiom_Space teams held the first dual spacesuit run at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory with NASA astronauts wearing Axiom Space’s lunar spacesuit. This was the final integration test, proving both the spacesuit and
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In addition to the press conference the Artemis II astronauts gave last week, the crew have been wedging in training everywhere they can. Launch of Artemis II is planned for early 2026.
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From low Earth orbit to the Moon, Mars, and beyond! 🌙🚀 The space station is humanity's launchpad to deep space where we refine our knowledge, advance technologies, and learn to thrive as we prepare to venture further into the cosmos. https://t.co/0ZrcIpE2KR
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Diamond St. John’s family has supported spaceflight at @NASAKennedy for four generations. Now, she’s carrying her family’s legacy all the way from Apollo to Artemis by helping build the Orion heat shield for the Artemis III mission. Read more: https://t.co/HKXolpFcf8
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We had the opportunity to welcome science fiction author Andy Weir to #NASAMarshall on Wednesday, Sept. 24, to learn how we support the @Space_Station and @NASAArtemis missions. 📚 It was an honor to share Marshall’s role in NASA's boldest missions to the Moon, Mars, and
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Calling all innovators 📣 NASA’s 2026 Human Lander Challenge invites U.S. college teams to develop innovative, systems-level solutions to improve critical aspects for a lander’s life support system. Submissions are due by Oct. 20: https://t.co/HWtpiyiDda
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Houston is standing by! 🌕📞🛰️
We've got you loud and clear and standing by to say hi! 📞 Next year the crew aboard the station will have the opportunity to take part in a ship-to-ship call with the four humans inside the Orion spacecraft "named Integrity" as they travel to the Moon as part of @NASAArtemis II.
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How did the Moon come to be? 🌕 Every impact leaves behind a story. With our new citizen science project, Lunar Melt, you can help NASA study lunar craters + boulders, right from your computer. Get started 👉 https://t.co/hCgmwI5t9t
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Integrity. That's what the Artemis II astronauts have decided to name their Orion spacecraft, which will take them from @NASAKennedy on their journey around the Moon and return them safely back to Earth.
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LIVE: Hear from the astronauts flying aboard the Artemis II test flight — the first crewed Artemis mission — in early 2026. Their ~10-day mission will launch from @NASAKennedy in Florida, fly around the Moon, and splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
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LIVE: Learn all about the innovative science and tech flying aboard the Artemis II mission. Scientific investigations will fly alongside the four astronauts around the Moon, including ways to monitor astronaut health.
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LIVE: Experts are discussing the latest on the Artemis II mission. Artemis II, which will send four astronauts around the Moon next year, will prepare us for crewed missions to the lunar surface and future Martian missions.
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Last week was one of the busiest for the Artemis II crew. Some activities included: practicing for off-nominal ascents and entries, a 48-hour simulation, and classes with the flight operations team. All important to do when you're preparing to fly around the Moon!
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The @NASAKennedy team finished installing the ogive fairings (pronounced “oh-jive”) for the Orion launch abort system for the Artemis II mission. The four fairing panels shield the crew module during flight, and from vibrations experienced during launch. https://t.co/sB3HblHhKM
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After exploring innovative and cost-effective approaches, @NASA has selected @blueorigin to deliver the VIPER rover to the Moon! 🌕 VIPER will search for vital resources like water ice to support a long-term human presence on the lunar surface. 🔗 https://t.co/kOIXqlRj56
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Building a lunar network 🚀🌕 At @NASA_Johnson’s Exploration Wireless Laboratory — and in field sites like Nevada — engineers are strapping on backpack-mounted radios, cameras, and antennas to prototype how @NASAArtemis astronauts will stay connected on the Moon.
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Smooth ride ahead! 🚀 @NASAAmes used cutting-edge supercomputers and wind tunnel testing to improve the SLS rocket for Artemis II, the first crewed mission around the Moon. Explore how this technique is helping engineers design safer and more efficient structures, while
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The Artemis II crew, teams at @NASAKennedy, @NASA_Johnson, and @NASA_Marshall participated in the first joint simulation for the Artemis II mission. This sim allowed teams to verify timing and coordination of prelaunch procedures through handover to Mission Control after launch.
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Journey “There and Back with EGS” 📖 the third in a series of books introducing young space enthusiasts to some elements needed for Artemis missions. Learn how Exploration Ground Systems stacks and launches the rocket, and recovers the capsule and crew: https://t.co/qMsPJO9kBo
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