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NASA website axes a pledge to land a woman and a person of color on the moon
In deference to President Trump’s anti-DEI order, the space agency has removed a promise to send the “the first woman, first person of color” to walk on the moon aboard the Artemis III mission.
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NASA delays Artemis II human moon mission once again as it wraps up heat shield investigation
The mission to take four astronauts on a trip around the moon and back, previously targeting a launch at the end of 2025, has been delayed until at least April, 2026.
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Meet the astronauts preparing to travel farther from Earth than any human before
This time next year, NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon. NPR visited the facility to find out how the astronauts are preparing for this high stakes exploration.


