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After rounding the moon, Artemis 2 astronauts reflect on the enormity of the experience: 'We as countries and as humans did this'

For her first few mornings after coming back from the moon, NASA astronaut Christina Koch would wake up thinking she was floating. “I had to convince myself I wasn’t,” she said on Thursday at the Artemis 2 crew’s first press conference since their return from microgravity.

NASA Plans to Start a Fire on the Moon in First-of-Its-Kind Experiment

As humanity prepares to land on the moon in future Artemis missions, NASA's combustion tests will be critical to assuring astronaut safety.

After Artemis II, Astronauts and NASA Look Toward Moon Landing

The four astronauts spoke at a news conference Thursday afternoon at Johnson Space Center in Houston about their journey around the moon and back to Earth.
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Artemis II Astronauts Credit Wyoming-Based NOLS For Prepping Them For Moon Mission

In their first interview Thursday since returning from a trip around the moon, the Artemis II astronauts credited their training at Wyoming-based NOLS
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Putting boots on the moon 'is absolutely doable, and it's doable soon,' Artemis 2 commander says

The Artemis 2 moon astronauts said they gained a deeper understanding of their Orion capsule —and what they learned bodes well for future Artemis flights.

NASA already has next Artemis flight in its sights following astronauts’ triumphant moon flyby

With NASA's lunar comeback a galactic-sized smash, the space agency already has the next Artemis flight in its sights.

NASA astronaut’s dog ‘over the moon’ for her return. Watch the heartwarming video

It seems like a 10-day Artemis II mission was pretty ruff on astronaut Christina Koch's dog. Koch, one of four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean Friday night.