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A new chapter in space flight began in July 1950 with the launch of the first rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida: the Bumper 8.

Sixty-five years of NASA: an astrophysicist reflects on the agency’s legacy

Stephen G Alexander | Science

NASA’s missions have inspired generations of young people to pursue the sciences. But what will the agency’s future look like?

NASA Artemis 1 Launch

Artemis 1: one small step in the astropolitics of space

Tim Marshall | World

Money is the bottom line as the world splits along a new axis of space exploration and control – China and the US.

Artemis I Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida (NASA/Ben Smegelsky)

Artemis I will take humans to the moon – here’s what needs to go right

Gareth Dorrian | Science

If all goes well, the Artemis project will meet its goal of putting humans back on the Moon in 2025.

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Artemis 1 will pave the way for a human return to the Moon

Gareth Dorian & Ian Whittaker | Science

The ultimate aim of this 2022 lunar mission is to establish a long-term human presence on and around the Moon.