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NASA reveals reason why aren’t Artemis II astronauts won't be landing on the moon when they get there following their launch on 1st April
The Artemis program was officially named and announced by NASA in May 2019, when Artemis III was intended to land “the first woman and next man” on the lunar South Pole in 2024. Since then, the uncrewed Artemis I test flight launched in 2022, and Artemis II is complete.
"It's 13 minutes of things that have to go right," NASA said of the reentry and splashdown, the first with astronauts from the moon in over 50 years.
Follow live coverage of NASA's Artemis II mission splashdown. Get the latest news and see what time to watch as astronauts return from the record-breaking moon mission.
It was a textbook touchdown for Artemis II, and everyone at the Cradle of Aviation Watch Party was thrilled. They gathered among the exhibits of lunar modules and suspended astronauts in the cradle to watch NASA’s first crew mission of the Artemis program.
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