No guarantees: Inside the biggest risks facing NASA's Artemis 2 crew

How well Artemis II manages its risks — untested hardware, deep-space distance, and limited escape options — will shape NASA's plans for future lunar landings and, potentially, human missions to Mars. A serious failure could revive long-standing questions about whether the dangers of deep space still justify sending people there.
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Inside NASA’s plan to defeat moon dust. (And why it matters more than you think.)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amy Fritz, a dust-mitigation researcher at Johnson Space Center, pours simulated lunar dust into a bed tray for testing hardware in a 15-foot dusty thermal vacuum chamber. Within NASA ...

NASA Executes Rare Medical Evacuation From the International Space Station

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission returned safely to Earth after 167 days in orbit, completing hundreds of hours of research aboard the International Space Station.
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Inside NASA's high-stakes plan to evacuate astronauts from the ISS after medical emergency

NASA is preparing to conduct its first-ever medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS), activating a contingency plan to return a crew to Earth months ahead of schedule. The plan, developed decades ago for medical emergencies in space ...
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Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching

A suggestion made last week by acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy that SpaceX could be booted from the agency’s upcoming moon-landing plans has rocked the space industry. Now, behind the scenes, pitches for alternate paths to the lunar surface are ...
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Inside NASA’s scramble to find a backup moon plan — and the wild ideas companies are pitching - KVIA

(CNN) — A suggestion made last week by acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy that SpaceX could be booted from the agency’s upcoming moon-landing plans has rocked the space industry. Now, behind the scenes, pitches for alternate paths to the lunar ...

What to know about Artemis II's 'wet dress rehearsal'

Preparations are underway to begin critical testing of NASA spacecraft for the Artemis II mission that will send four astronauts around the moon. Fuel testing is set to begin Monday, NASA says. The fueling phase of prelaunch testing known as a "wet dress rehearsal" was delayed because of freezing temperatures at the launch pad located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Here's how the Artemis II astronauts prepared for their historic trip around the Moon

Training for Artemis II is all risk mitigation. By preparing the astronauts and flight controllers for what they might encounter, we enable mission success,” said Jacki Mahaffey, NASA’s Artemis II Chief Training Officer,