Astronauts Playing with Gravity

NASA's Artemis II crew now on their way to moon

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An Adorable Stowaway Is Aboard NASA’s Artemis II Mission to the Moon

Lucas Ye, age 8, designed the stuffed toy that will start floating when the Orion capsule reaches orbit.

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NASA shares striking photos of Earth during Artemis II moon trip

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Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

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More than half way to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts are grappling with a toilet problem

The Artemis II crew’s 16.5-foot-wide (5-meter-wide) Orion capsule has a waste management-related problem that arose in the early hours of Saturday as Day 3 was winding down.

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Artemis II mission: NASA crew describes far side of the moon, says ‘not the moon I’m used to seeing'

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Artemis astronauts to study the Moon’s surface using mainly their eyes

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NASA Astronauts Are Closer to Moon Than Earth on Artemis II Day 4

As Day 4 dawned on the Artemis II mission, the astronauts were closer to the moon than to Earth, after crossing the halfway point between the two bodies on Friday night.

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Artemis 2 astronauts make history. Catch sight of moon's entire ‘Orientale basin’ for the first time

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NASA’s Artemis II just captured Earth from deep space: Stunning new images show our planet like never before

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Watch Astronauts Play Zero-Gravity Football Because It's World Cup Time

Today, in honor of the start of the 2014 World Cup, ISS astronauts beamed down a message of congratulations to the team and shared with Earth-bound fans this delightful video of their zero-gravity soccer game. It looks really, really fun. NASA astronauts ...

Astronaut Luca Parmitano: ‘In zero gravity it feels like you’re covered in pixie dust’

My time in space has changed my relationship with the night sky. After the Volare mission in 2013, when I was in orbit for 166 days, I found looking at the stars to be an almost melancholic