Apollo 8 Space Capsule

Apollo, Artemis

Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA’s return to the moon

Four astronauts are scheduled to launch this week on humanity’s first lunar mission in over 50 years, featuring a woman, a Black man and a Canadian.

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Artemis II launch: A look back at Apollo 8 and prior missions to the moon

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Artemis 2 mission to circle moon, go further than Apollo 8

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Artemis II launches from NASA's KSC, Florida: Astronauts off on moon mission

Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39B.

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The Latest: Fueling Begins as NASA Aims to Send 1st Crew to the Moon in 53 Years

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When Will Artemis II Reach the Moon?

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NASA Counts Down for First Crewed Lunar Mission in Half a Century

The Artemis II mission will send the crew on a winding, nearly 10-day journey around the moon and back, sending them some 252,000 miles (406,000 km) into space - the farthest humans have ever traveled...

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Artemis II launches historic mission around the moon

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Artemis II mission set to launch from Kennedy Space Center Wednesday

The similarities and differences between Artemis II and Apollo 8

In the same way that Artemis II serves as the first crewed flight to test technology for future missions to the moon and Mars, Apollo 8, which launched on Dec. 21, 1968, also served as a lunar landing preparation mission, preceding Apollo 11's July 1969 lunar landing.

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Artemis II vs Apollo: A visual guide to NASA's path to lunar far side — how astronauts will create figure ‘8’

Artemis II astronauts will be looking at the Moon from a “unique perspective”, as they will be passing by at a much higher altitude compared to the Apollo missions.

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Artemis 2 is most similar to Apollo 8. What the missions had in common

Like Apollo 8 in 1968, NASA's Artemis 2 mission from Florida will send a crew of astronauts around the moon and back without landing.

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Artemis II astronauts will spend 10 days in cramped ship barely bigger than Apollo pods

They’ll be itching for a giant leap when this is done. Life onboard Artemis II’s moon-bound spaceship will be a cramped and possibly smelly affair. And it’s not a huge improvement from the last time mankind journeyed into deep space more than 50 years ago.