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NASA may be 1 month away from historic Artemis 2 astronaut launch around the moon

Artemis 2, NASA's next astronaut mission to the moon, is gearing up for a launch that could occur as soon as Feb. 6.

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NASA Artemis moon mission could launch from Florida in 1 month. What to know

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NASA Announces Return Date for Evacuating ISS Astronauts

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Space skeleton crew: Just 3 astronauts will run the ISS after Crew-11's medical evacuation

On Thursday (Jan. 8), NASA announced that it will bring the four astronauts of SpaceX's Crew-11 mission back to Earth early to deal with a health issue with one of the crewmembers.

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NASA shortens space station mission due to an astronaut's medical issue in a rare move

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ISS astronaut evacuation shouldn't interfere with upcoming Artemis 2 moon mission, NASA chief says

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Astronaut medical issue on ISS forces early return for space station crew

A NASA spokeswoman said the astronaut with the medical concern, whom she did not identify, was in a stable condition on the orbiting laboratory.

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NASA is ending Crew-11 astronauts' mission a month early

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NASA brings astronauts home early in its first ever medical evacuation from space

Artemis II: NASA releases potential launch dates for return to moon

NASA announced that the earliest launch window for Artemis II is Feb. 6, 2026, with 12 more possible dates available from February-April. The Artemis mission, a followup to the Apollo program, hopes to have astronauts back on the moon’s surface by 2027.

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Moon fever hits DC as Artemis 2 rocket 'candle' lights up Washington Monument just 1 month before launch (photos)

The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.

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2026 will be the year NASA astronauts fly around the moon again — if all goes to plan

NASA’s plans to launch astronauts to the moon in early 2026. The Artemis II mission is expected to carry a crew around the moon — though not to the lunar surface.

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‘Just around the corner:’ NASA prepares Artemis II for rollout to launch pad at Kennedy Space Center

NASA announced it is preparing to roll out the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center no earlier than Jan. 17, marking a major milestone toward the first crewed mission of the Artemis program.

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Artemis II rollout ‘less than two weeks away,’ launch window opens in February

NASA Officials say final system testing could soon begin on the mission set to send astronauts around the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

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Vice President Mike Pence reveals 18 NASA astronauts for new moon missions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- A return to the moon is in sight as Vice President Mike Pence revealed on Wednesday the astronauts who will be launching in a few years. A group of 18 astronauts were introduced as part of the Artemis program, roughly more than a ...

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Watch NASA's Artemis 2 moon astronauts take on the viral 'Bobby and Pete' fitness challenge (video)

The next astronauts to travel around the moon seem plenty fit to make the trip. The four astronauts who will fly on NASA's Artemis 2 mission recently passed the "Bobby and Pete Challenge," performing 50 pull-ups and 100 pushups in less than 10 minutes.