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'This is Big:' Scientists near and far excited for historic Artemis launch

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 3 developments

In just a few days until NASA's historic Artemis launch. It's the largest rocket ever launched by the U.S. and will help establish a permanent presence on the moon, scientists say.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Artemis I is go for launch to the moon and back, NASA says

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. NASA sets sights on the moon for the first time in decades with Artemis launch

    Headline from Fox26 Houston ·

  3. Newest

    'This is Big:' Scientists near and far excited for historic Artemis launch

    Headline from CBS News ·

Reports & sources

32 articles, oldest first.

  1. Fox News

    NASA a ‘go’ for Artemis launch next week (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Artemis I mission is scheduled to launch next Monday, with backup days in early September. The Space Launch System rocket arrived at the launch pad last week.

  2. Local News 8

    Artemis I is go for launch to the moon and back, NASA says (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mission is ready to launch. That’s the result of NASA’s Flight Readiness Review, which was conducted on Monday. The review was an in-depth assessment of the readiness of the 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall) stack, consisting of the Space Launch System rocket and …

  3. Phys

    An overview of NASA's Artemis 1 mission to the Moon (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    NASA's Artemis 1 mission, scheduled to take off on Monday, is a 42-day voyage beyond the far side of the Moon and back.

  4. Phys

    Working in tandem: NASA's networks empower Artemis I (opens Phys)

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    Phys's feed description

    NASA's Artemis missions are returning humanity to the Moon and beginning a new era of lunar exploration. Soon, the agency plans to launch the Artemis I mission, an uncrewed flight test that will take a human-rated spacecraft farther than any before.

  5. Digital Journal

    All systems go for Artemis 1 mission to Moon (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the Artemis program is poised to take up the baton of lunar exploration with a test launch on Monday.

  6. Local News 8

    How to watch the Artemis I mission lift off to the moon (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    For the first time in 50 years, a spacecraft is preparing to launch on a journey to the moon.

  7. NBC News

    Moonshot: NASA prepares return to lunar glory with Artemis test flight (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    NASA aims to take a giant leap in its renewed lunar ambitions with the debut launch set for next Monday in Florida of its next-generation megarocket.

  8. Forbes

    Where And When To Watch NASA Launch The Most Powerful Rocket Ever Made As Artemis-1 Mission Looms (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Everything you need to know about timings and live coverage of NASA's most impressive rocket launch since 1973 as the Artemis-1 mission sees the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft go to the Moon.

  9. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Artemis 1 Mission: Key Moments From Launch to Lunar Orbit and Splashdown (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    A critical test flight that will provide a first look at NASA’s new era of space travel technology begins Monday with what should be a spectacular morning rocket launch from the Florida coast.

  10. Deutsche Welle

    Artemis I launch to pave way for future moon settlement | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    After 50 years, humans will walk on the moon again, but not quite yet. Artemis I will launch an uncrewed space flight on August 29, the first mission in a program looking to construct a moon village.

  11. KRDO

    NASA watch parties for the Artemis 1 mission are popping up across the country (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Jackie Wattles, CNN NASA is gearing up for its most consequential launch in decades, launching a rocket built to carry humans on an uncrewed test flight around the moon. It’s the first major step for the space agency’s Artemis program that aims to one day return astronauts to the lunar surface.

  12. CBS News

    NASA's most powerful rocket poised for launch on historic Artemis 1 moon mission (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Years late and billions over budget, the SLS rocket is finally ready for blastoff Monday on an unpiloted test flight to lunar orbit.

  13. PJ Media

    Much-Delayed Artemis 1 Unmanned Mission to the Moon Set for Monday (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    I wish Artemis 1 well anyway. I doubt if the Orion spacecraft will be the first space vehicle that returns to the moon. The Chinese may get their first. But any kind

  14. KVIA El Paso

    What the words you'll hear during the moon mission launch really mean (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    For the first time in 50 years, a spacecraft is preparing to launch on a journey to the moon. The Artemis I mission, including the Space Launch System Rocket and Orion spacecraft, is targeting liftoff on August 29 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  15. Fox News

    NASA's Artemis I launch to bring us step closer to 'sustainable human footprint on the moon' (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The United States will be returning to the moon when NASA launches its Artemis I unmanned spacecraft on Aug. 29 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

  16. Science News

    NASA’s Artemis I mission sets the stage for our return to the moon (opens Science News)

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    Science News's feed description

    The launch, scheduled for August 29, will test many aspects of the rocket, capsule and spacesuits that will take astronauts back to the moon.

  17. CBS News

    'This is Big:' Scientists near and far excited for historic Artemis launch (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    In just a few days until NASA's historic Artemis launch. It's the largest rocket ever launched by the U.S. and will help establish a permanent presence on the moon, scientists say.

  18. Fox26 Houston

    NASA sets sights on the moon for the first time in decades with Artemis launch (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    Fox26 Houston's feed description

    On Monday, Artemis 1 is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 8:33 a.m. The crewless test flight will use NASA’s most powerful rocket ever.

  19. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    NASA Is Set to Launch the Artemis 1 Mission on Its Most Powerful Rocket Yet — Here's What You Should Know (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The uncrewed Artemis I launch marks the debut of the most powerful rocket ever assembled and kicks off NASA’s long-awaited return to the moon’s surface.

  20. Live Science

    NASA's Artemis 1 mission will blast off Monday (Aug. 29). Here's how to watch. (opens Live Science)

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    Live Science's feed description

    The spacecraft will zip around the moon and back before landing in the Pacific Ocean.

  21. FOX 35 Orlando

    Artemis 1: Everything you need to know about NASA’s moon mission (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    NASA is in the final stretch before it launches the first rocket in 50 years designed to carry humans back to the moon. Liftoff is scheduled for Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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