SMRTR Science & EngineeringJan 25, 2026Nautilus

Revisiting the Last Crewed Moon Mission on the Eve of the Next

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NASA's Artemis II mission launches February 6, sending four astronauts around the moon for the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972. The crew will travel farther from Earth than ever before, with Victor Glover becoming the first person of color and Christina Koch the first woman to fly beyond low-Earth orbit.

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