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In this photo provided by NASA, Helga and Zohar, two female manikins in the Matroshka AstroRad Radiation Experiment investigation, undergo post-flight payload inspections, January 17, 2023, inside the Space Station Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida. (Kim Shiflett/NASA via AP)
August 13, 2026, 5:03 am
Vest that US-Israeli startup helped make can cut astronauts’ exposure in solar storms, study suggests
AstroRad vest, which was developed by StemRad and Lockheed Martin, is now displayed at Florida museum after being put on a manikin named Zohar during NASA’s first Artemis moonshot
By Marcia Dunn
NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after splashdown, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
April 11, 2026, 3:02 pm
‘A perfect mission’: NASA celebrates as Artemis II astronauts return to Earth
All four crewmembers capable of walking unassisted when they reach recovery ship after splashdown; space agency hopes to put boots on the lunar surface as soon as 2028
By AFP
In this image from video provided by NASA, the Artemis II Orion capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean, on Friday, April 10, 2026. (NASA via AP)
April 11, 2026, 3:52 am
Artemis II safely splashes down in Pacific Ocean, concluding 10-day moon mission
Capsule carrying four astronauts parachutes into sea off Southern California, completing 694,392 mile-journey that took them deeper into space than anyone had traveled before
By Reuters
In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP)
April 7, 2026, 7:13 pm
Artemis II crew takes historic photo of Earth setting behind moon
NASA’s newest moon mission channels Apollo 8’s iconic ‘Earthrise’ picture from 1968; White House calls it ‘Humanity, from the other side’
By AFP
The moon, as seen in the window of the Orion spacecraft, at the end of day 5 of the journey to the moon, on April 6, 2026. (Artemis II crew, via NASA via AP)
April 6, 2026, 11:37 pm
Artemis II astronauts reach farther from Earth than any humans in history
While looping around the moon, the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule surpass Apollo 13’s record, journeying over 250,000 miles away from home
By Marcia Dunn
This image provided by NASA shows a view of Earth taken by Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn on April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP)
April 4, 2026, 6:15 am
Artemis II crew captures Earth’s blue beauty as they rocket to moon
NASA crew takes pictures of home through capsule window; by Friday afternoon, they were more than 110,000 miles from Earth, and are set to pass moon by Monday
By Marcia Dunn
NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
April 2, 2026, 3:33 am
NASA Artemis II astronauts blast off to moon, the first crewed lunar mission in decades
‘We have a beautiful moonrise, we’re headed right at it,’ says mission commander as rocket soars toward space, where the astronauts will travel 4,000 miles past moon before returning to Earth
By Marcia Dunn
NASA's Artermis II moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center hours ahead of a planned launch attempt, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AP/Chris O'Meara)
April 1, 2026, 10:46 pm
Artemis II ready for launch as NASA set to make 1st trip around moon in over 50 years
With the rocket fueled and the crew prepped for takeoff, NASA’s ambitious moon mission looks to take 3 Americans and 1 Canadian further from Earth than any humans have ever been
By AFP
NASA's new moon rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 16, 2022. This launch is the first flight test of the Artemis program. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
October 17, 2024, 8:24 pm
From Negev to Mars: Inhayle wins startup program to shoot for NASA-led space mission
Israeli developer of air and surface disinfection tech wins grant from space accelerator program that helps place it in the Artemis program to land astronauts on the moon and Mars
By Sharon Wrobel
A illustration of humans working on the moon (screenshot from YouTube NASA video)
December 31, 2022, 8:26 am
Israeli pens plan for belt of solar panels on moon to power oxygen production
With NASA mulling nuclear reactor to generate energy, Ben Gurion University expert says his idea would produce same amount of power with six times less mass
By Sue Surkes
NASA's new moon rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. This launch is the first flight test of the Artemis program. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
November 16, 2022, 9:32 am
New NASA moon rocket carrying Israeli experiment lifts off, 50 years after Apollo
First mission in Artemis project carries mannequins — one of them nicknamed Zohar and wearing Israeli protective suit — ahead of planned manned mission expected as early as 2025
By AP and ToI Staff
Crawler Transporter-2 outside the gates at Launch Pad 39B as teams configure systems for rolling NASA's moon rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 24, 2022. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)
September 27, 2022, 12:09 am
NASA calls off 3rd attempt to launch moon rocket due to hurricane
Spacecraft to be returned to Kennedy Space Center hangar and may not launch until November
By Marcia Dunn
The NASA moon rocket for the Artemis mission stands on Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, September 21, 2022. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
September 24, 2022, 8:53 pm
NASA scraps third attempt at moon launch due to tropical storm
Tuesday’s planned launch of unmanned spacecraft canceled as ‘hurricane strength’ winds set to hit Florida early next week; previous 2 launches were terminated due to fuel leaks
By AFP
Photographers place remote cameras near the Artemis 1 rocket as she stands on Launch Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, August 26, 2022. (AP/Brynn Anderson)
September 8, 2022, 11:31 pm
NASA says it may attempt Artemis mission to Moon later this month
Two previous attempts were scrapped due to technical glitches; official says next attempt at unmanned launch featuring Israeli tech may take place on September 23 or 27
By AFP and ToI Staff
NASA's new moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B hours ahead of a planned launch at the Kennedy Space Center, September 3, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via AP)
September 3, 2022, 6:11 pm
NASA calls off 2nd attempt to launch Artemis moon rocket after further fuel leak
Engineers had scrambled to fix malfunctions, but launch for lunar orbit with dummies scrapped after 3-4 hours; test flight is part of project that could see humans on moon in 2025
By Marcia Dunn
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