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A U.S.-led initiative to resume deep-space human exploration.
| After a 50-year hiatus, a U.S.-led initiative to resume deep-space human exploration faced a critical flight test of NASA’s new Saturn V-class rocket and its Orion capsule, which is designed to support four astronauts for 21 days beyond the protective shield of Earth’s magnetosphere. | | READ FULL STORY HERE |
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| OPINION Why NASA’s Artemis Matters | Harrison H. Schmitt
The last person to walk on the Moon reflects on the geopolitical importance of a new era of human spaceflight. |
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| GALLERY SmallSats Hitch A Ride To Deep Space On The SLS | Dallas Brown and Irene Klotz
NASA plans to use the superheavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) to send astronauts to the Moon, build an outpost in lunar orbit and fly other missions in deep space. But the booster—the most powerful to reach the launchpad since the Saturn V—also opens the door for deep-space exploration with cubesats. |
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| FROM THE ARCHIVE A Look Back at Apollo 17 | | Take a look at Aviation Week & Space Technology's initial coverage of Apollo 17 focused on the mission's science-gathering. |
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