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Four astronauts will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on NASA's path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration through Artemis.  The 10-day flight will help confirm systems and hardware needed for early human lunar exploration missions. The first potential opportunity to launch is no earlier than Sunday, Feb. 8.

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As NASA fosters technologies crucial for space exploration, the agency’s Technology Transfer program has the sole mission of getting those innovations into the hands of companies, entrepreneurs, and, ultimately, everyday people. The agency’s "Spinoff" publication has captured this endeavor for half a century.

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With Artemis II on the horizon, four astronauts transition from years of training to mission-ready reality. The latest episode of "Moonbound" explores the physical and mental challenges of preparing for a crewed flight around the Moon, and the teamwork required to test new systems at the edge of exploration.

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Deep Space Station 15 (DSS-15), one of the 112-foot (34-meter) antennas at the Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex near Barstow, California, looks skyward, with the stars of the Milky Way overhead, in September 2025.

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