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Last week, we saw the successful launch of the Artemis II spacecraft en route to the moon and back. It has been a long time since humans made a trip to the moon, the last one being the Apollo 17 mission in 1972. It is hopefully just a prelude to future moon landings and the establishment of a moon...

HOUSTON (AP) — Still marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home Saturday from hundreds who took part in NASA 's lunar comeback that set a record for deep space travel. The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA 's Johnson...

HOUSTON (AP) — Artemis II 's astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity 's first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. It was a triumphant homecoming for the crew of four whose record-breaking lunar flyby revealed not...

HOUSTON (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts are already the champions of a fresh new era of lunar exploration. Now it 's time to set a new distance record. Launched last week on humanity 's first trip to the moon since 1972, the three Americans and one Canadian are chasing after Apollo 13...

BEIJING, China -- Three Chinese astronauts, the first sent to orbit for space station construction, have completed their three-month mission and returned to Earth safely on Friday. The return capsule of the Shenzhou-12 manned spaceship lands successfully at Dongfeng landing site in north China's...