NASA names Artemis III crew
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This will be the first time in over fifty years that a manned spacecraft undertakes a mission that will include flying beyond Low Earth Orbit. The mission that will achieve this is historic because it signals the return to the Moon.
NASA pushed its Deep Space Network beyond its limits during the Artemis I mission nearly four years ago. The global array of deep space communications antennas couldn’t keep up with the routine demands of 40 robotic science missions and the extraordinary surge required by NASA’s Orion space capsule as it flew around the Moon.
NASA reveals the crew and restructured mission architecture for its high-stakes 2027 test flight ahead of lunar landings.
Astronaut suits are evolving far beyond the bulky systems used during earlier space missions. Modern space suit technology is now focused on helping astronauts move more naturally while surviving the harsh conditions expected during deep space missions.
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