Ars Technica
NASA's Orion heat shield, which once shed char like a bad sunburn, performed nearly flawlessly on Artemis II - and the safety panel is so impressed they're using words like 'stunning.'
SpaceNews
NASA's Artemis 3 commander says one year is plenty to train for a mission the agency itself calls 'one of history's most complex,' citing Apollo 11's six-month prep as proof. Sure, what could go wrong?
Ars Technica
NASA's Artemis II crew got a Mach 39 patch after hitting 24,664 mph on reentry - because apparently going really fast deserves an embroidered trophy.
NASA
NASA's Artemis II snaps a moonshine-lit Earth showing city lights, auroras, and zodiacal dust - because nothing says 'solar system selfie' like a 51,200 ISO setting.
NASA
NASA picks four people to go on a really long road trip to the Moon, complete with press conference and interview availability.
NASA
NASA engineer Nicholas Houghton designs survival gear for Artemis astronauts - and when he's not doing that, he's saving lives as a volunteer firefighter. Overachiever.
SpaceNews
NASA's revised Artemis 3 mission, now an orbital test instead of a moon landing, remains short on details even as hardware trickles in - leaving spacesuit tests, crew assignments, and a 2027 schedule all up in the air.
Ars Technica
Artemis II breaks Apollo 13's 56-year-old distance record, but Fred Haise isn't impressed - he just wanted to walk on the Moon, not set a Guinness entry.
NASA
NASA's Peter Rossoni explains how laser communications beamed 450 GB of data - including 100 HD movies - from the Moon, proving that in space, no one can hear you stream, but they can definitely send you cat videos.
NASA's Artemis II crew went to the Moon, set a distance record, called the ISS, and experienced 'Moon joy' - all while testing a space toilet.
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