Tag: artemis ii
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Trump signs executive order creating commission for military space academy
President Donald Trump on Friday said he will create a U.S. Space Academy that will be on par with West Point and the Air Force Academy. Looking ahead to future missions to Mars and beyond, Trump said the nation needs to train “an entire generation of skilled service members, engineers and civil operators.” Speaking at…
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Artemis II astronauts speak at a packed Red Rocks Amphitheatre; thank Colorado’s aerospace sector
MORRISON — It was a sellout crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Monday morning. No, that’s not a typo: Morning. Nearly 10,000 people packed into the storied music venue to welcome the four Artemis II astronauts for an event celebrating their lunar flyby mission in April and Colorado’s contribution to it. Astronauts Victor Glover, Christina…
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Artemis II crew to speak at Red Rocks Amphitheatre
An out-of-this-world event is landing in Colorado next month. The crew of Artemis II will be at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on Aug. 3 for an event that will celebrate the Rocky Mountain region’s contribution to their mission around the dark side of the moon, the venue announced on social media. The event will include highlights…
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Space Symposium returns for 41st edition with focus on Artemis program, successful moon mission
This week, leaders from around the globe are gathering in Colorado Springs for the annual Space Symposium with a renewed focus on moon missions following the return of the Artemis II astronauts. The splashdown came as NASA and private industry focus on deep space exploration, thanks in no small part to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.…
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Colorado sends NASA around the moon with Artemis II launch
When NASA’s Space Launch System at Kennedy Space Center in Florida fires its engines for the second time in history, it will be flying because of more than 14,000 Coloradans. It will carry four astronauts, three Americans and one Canadian, on a 10-day course around the moon in what may be the most consequential NASA…