mission

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Those three along with mission commander Reid Wiseman will spend much of their lunar flyby that's expected Monday documenting the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

The Artemis 2 mission represents several first, as it will be the first time a woman, Christina Koch, a Black person, Victor Glover, and a non-American, Jeremy Hansen, will reach the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

But as the Earth shrinks ever smaller in their rear-view mirror, they've had a constant connection with mission control in Houston, Texas.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

As the U.S. redirected aircraft in the region to help with the mission, some planned targets—including missile launcher sites—were left untouched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

It is an extraordinary story, a tale of what began as a rescue mission requiring a rescue of its own.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler