moon, Apollo and Artemis
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The crew will spend much of the first 25 hours of their 10-day flight orbiting Earth as they troubleshoot toilet troubles and heating issues onboard.
NASA’s shift from Apollo to Artemis signals a new era of moon exploration centered on inclusion, sustainability and a long-term human presence beyond Earth.
As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity’s first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA’s new Artemis program are inevitable. The world’s first lunar visitors orbited the moon on Apollo 8.
He was one of the thousands of men and women who helped put man on the moon in 1969 during the Apollo 11 mission.