NASA's 2026 Moon Mission and New Astronauts Set to Return Humans to the Lunar Orbit
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NASA is on track to send astronauts to orbit the Moon in early 2026 with the Artemis II mission, marking the first crewed lunar orbit in over 50 years, as part of the US efforts to beat China in the renewed space race and prepare for future lunar surface missions.
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