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Astronauts are expected to hit a major milestone in the Artemis II mission with a historic flyby of the moon on Monday afternoon.
What began as a mission to land on the moon became history’s most harrowing space rescue after a technical failure forced the crew of Apollo 13 into a 200,000-mile race for survival.
On this historic day, CW39 was granted rare access to the White Flight Control Room inside NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston for a behind-the-scenes look at Mission Control.
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Artemis II update: NASA confirms Apollo landing sites may be seen during lunar flyby
NASA says Artemis II astronauts may recognize Apollo landing regions during their lunar flyby, offering a distant but meaningful view of the Moon’s surface
With the launch of Artemis II, Jim Head — who helped train astronauts, select landing sites and analyze samples during the Apollo Moon landings nearly 60 years ago — is excited about a new chapter in lunar exploration.
The Artemis II mission represents the first time astronauts have launched beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.
Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke supports NASA's Artemis program, calling it a 'great adventure' and the start of a permanent lunar presence.