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Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13's record

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The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon. The three Americans and one Canadian will reach their destination Monday, performing a lunar flyby and then coming straight back home. They are the first moonbound crew in more than half a century, picking up where NASA's Apollo program le…

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  1. Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth

    Headline from KVOA Tucson ·

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    Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13's record

    Headline from WHEC Rochester ·

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Artemis II astronauts bound for moon on NASA's historic lunar voyage (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.

  2. WHDH Boston

    Artemis II bound for moon on NASA’s first lunar voyage in decades - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling

  3. Live Science

  4. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    WATCH | Artemis II launch live: Astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA's first lunar voyage in decades (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts strapped into NASA's new moon rocket and awaited liftoff Wednesday on humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century.

  5. Engadget

    The Artemis II mission has started its 10-day journey around the moon (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    The Artemis II mission successfully launched into space on April 1, at 6:35pm Eastern time.

  6. Fox News

    Giant leap for mankind: America's space edge is at stake as Artemis II heads to the moon (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Artemis II will send four astronauts on a 10-day moon journey, marking the first deep space mission in decades as the U.S. races to lead against China.

  7. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Artemis II astronauts check off first milestones of historic moon-bound mission (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland Merritt Island, Florida (CNN) - Artemis II is on its journey to circumnavigate the moon. Four astronauts blasted off

  8. Boston

    Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA's first lunar voyage in decades (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.

  9. Philadelphia Inquirer

    NASA’s Artemis II lifts off on historic moon mission (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The countdown is on and the weather appears favorable for the launch of Artemis II, the historic spaceflight that aims to ferry a four-person crew around the far side of the moon.

  10. WHDH Boston

    Artemis II astronauts bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA’s first lunar voyage in decades - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling

  11. Seattle Times

    Artemis II astronauts embark on historic NASA mission to the moon and back, in photos (opens Seattle Times)

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    Four astronauts took off on a flight around the moon in what is humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the leadoff in NASA’s push toward...

  12. Reason

    Artemis II begins a new era of lunar exploration (opens Reason)

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    Artemis might return astronauts to the moon, but only after years of delays and a price tag far exceeding the government’s projections.

  13. Fox5 Atlanta

    Artemis II live tracker, updates: Orion toilet fixed; journey to moon continues (opens Fox5 Atlanta)

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    Fox5 Atlanta's feed description

    NASA's highly-anticipated Artemis II mission has launched a crew of four astronauts on a historic 10-day trip around the moon and back.

  14. WOGX Ocala

    Artemis II live tracker: NASA astronauts lift off from Florida on moon mission (opens WOGX Ocala)

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    Artemis II lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, sending four astronauts on a 10-day mission into deep space, around the moon, and back to Earth.

  15. Gizmodo

    5 Things You May Have Missed During NASA's Historic Launch of Artemis 2 (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Four astronauts blasted off on a journey to the Moon on Wednesday. Here are some cool launch-day details you may not have picked up on.

  16. CBS News

    Artemis II crew cleared to depart Earth orbit, head for moon (opens CBS News)

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    The engine firing is timed to provide a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it up to some 25,000 mph, the velocity needed to break free of Earth's gravitational clasp for a four-day trek to the moon.

  17. NBC 6 South Florida

    Where is Artemis II now and how long will it take to get to the moon? (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The crew will spend much of the first 25 hours of their 10-day flight orbiting Earth as they check out their capsule to make sure everything is working before...

  18. Astronomy Magazine

    Liftoff! Artemis 2 astronauts begin historic Moon mission (opens Astronomy Magazine)

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    Crew starts journey that will take it farther from Earth than any human has ventured.

  19. NBC News

    NASA's moon mission has begun — here's what's ahead for the Artemis II astronauts (opens NBC News)

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    NASA's Artemis II mission is underway. The astronauts are scheduled to fly around the moon Monday. Here's what to know about their 10-day journey through space.

  20. Scientific American

    NASA’s Artemis II launches on first crewed moon mission of the 21st century (opens Scientific American)

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    A daring 10-day voyage will take four astronauts on a loop around the moon and set the stage for future forays to the lunar surface

  21. The Guardian

    Artemis II astronauts prepare to leave Earth’s orbit and head towards the moon (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Nasa mission enters its second day, with crew hoping to become first people to get close to the moon in over 50 years

  22. Charleston Gazette-Mail

    Artemis II bound for moon after rocketing away on NASA (opens Charleston Gazette-Mail)

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    Charleston Gazette-Mail's feed description

    Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century. It’s the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a lunar

  23. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Where is the Artemis II crew now and how long will it take to get to the moon? (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    The crew will spend much of the first 25 hours of their 10-day flight orbiting Earth as they check out their capsule to make sure everything is working before...

  24. Christian Science Monitor

    Letter from mission control: 4 astronauts soar toward moon ‘for all humanity’ (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    In the first endeavor to orbit the moon in more than half a century, four astronauts launched on the Artemis II mission from Cape Canaveral. A Monitor journalist watched the historic step toward a lunar mission from the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

  25. NPR

    In a thunderous launch, Artemis II astronauts leave Earth. Here's what's next (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    NASA's Artemis II crew has successfully launched on a mission that will take it around the moon and back to Earth. Here's what to expect over their roughly 10-day journey.

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