4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing?

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.

First contact: in quest for water on the moon, Chinese team flags risk in touching ice

Scientists warn water on the moon is locked in frozen soil, not exposed to air and held in place only by cold and vacuum.
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NASA Astronaut Charles Duke Left A Touching Photograph And Message On The Moon In 1972

After a fairly eventful mission to the Moon's surface, Charles Duke left several items on the Moon, and a message to whoever might find them in the future.
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At 8,000 kmph, Artemis astronauts will face a do-or-die brake test above the Moon

At its closest approach to the Moon, the Orion spacecraft is projected to reach a peak velocity of approximately 8,280 kilometres per hour relative to the lunar surface. If a brake of 2,900 km/h fails,
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50 Years Later: Apollo 11 flight director recalls final moments before moon landing

"It was the kind of thing that only happens once in your life," Kranz said. As millions around the world watched the first lunar landing attempt, the employees at NASA's mission control center in Houston held their breaths as they closely monitored the ...
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