Apollo Program Update

NASA, Apollo and Artemis

Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke supports NASA’s Artemis program

Apollo 16 astronaut Charlie Duke supports NASA's Artemis program, calling it a 'great adventure' and the start of a permanent lunar presence.

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Artemis II launches into orbit for NASA's first moon mission since Apollo program

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From Apollo to Artemis: NASA’s moon program signals a shift in who gets to explore space

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Artemis II flight tracker: Live updates as astronauts head toward moon

NASA's Artemis II crew have left Earth's orbit and are on their way to the moon.

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NASA Astronauts Are Closer to Moon Than Earth on Artemis II Day 4

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Artemis II crew nears lunar orbit in historic mission

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Artemis II crew snap epic photos of the Earth from space

The team have been flexing their photography skills and shared some incredible photographs of the Earth from their journey so far.

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Artemis II crew now halfway to Moon as they take 'spectacular' image of Earth

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Artemis II crew captures stunning Earth images on mission around moon

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Artemis mission shares office space—and physics—with Apollo

As four astronauts whiz toward a flyby of the moon, looking out for them are mission control experts using cutting-edge technology and lessons learned from the Apollo program 50 years ago.

Why isn't Artemis II landing on the moon? A look back at Apollo 17

The Artemis II cannot land on the moon due to the spacecraft having no landing capabilities, according to Space.com. That goal is being saved for the eventual Artemis 4 mission. The specific objective of the Artemis II mission is to check out Orion’s systems and learn how to live and work on another world in preparation for human missions to Mars.