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It wasn’t until Apollo 8 that human eyes first observed the far side of the Moon. NASA astronauts now have another opportunity to observe the geology of the lunar far side during the Artemis II mission.

A space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon.

Victor Glover has spent a lifetime building the experience that now prepares him to help lead humanity’s return to the Moon and demonstrate how humans can live and work in deep space.

Christina Koch built a solid foundation of achievements to qualify her for the role of mission specialist on the first human mission to reach the Moon since 1972.

Leading the intrepid explorers in the Artemis II mission is U.S. Navy Captain and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, mission commander.

Born in 1976 in London, Ontario, Jeremy Hansen cannot remember a time when he did not dream of being an astronaut. And now, as member of the crew of Artemis II, he will see the far side of the Moon as they loop around it.

An important figure in women's aerospace history was misnamed for decades: An often-circulated photo of a Black woman sewing an Apollo spacesuit was labeled as Hazel Fellows, when it was actually Jean Wilson. You will want to know who she is and what she did.

What you need to know about NASA's Artemis II mission to the Moon.

In the Cold War, space was a new and critical frontier for intelligence. We learn what motivated two early spy satellite programs, why they were so important to future satellite development, and how to recover film capsules mid-air using a gigantic hook on the bottom of a plane.

On March 16, 1926, Robert Hutchings Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-propellant rocket. It flew 184 feet across a snowy field outside Worcester, Massachusetts, reaching an altitude of about 40 feet. Prof. Goddard’s accomplishment has been long considered a milestone on the road to spaceflight.