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He walked on the moon in 1972. This is his advice for the Artemis II astronauts.

Harrison Schmitt, now 90, was on the Apollo 17 mission — the last time humans traveled to the moon.

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NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission

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NASA to launch its first crewed mission to the Moon in over half a century

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Artemis II astronauts have toilet trouble on their way towards the Moon

Nasa is set to send humans deeper into space than ever before, but there's one piece of technology that still has some kinks - the Orion space capsule's toilet.

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Artemis II Toilet Acts Up Again As Astronauts Speed Toward The Moon To Break Apollo 13's Record

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'Something we have never seen before': Artemis II crew describe far side of Moon

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How far will the Artemis II crew travel into space?

NASA has previously said that the exact distance could depend on factors surrounding the rocket’s launch, but revealed this week that the Orion and the four astronauts within — NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Vi...

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'Something we have never seen before': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon

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Artemis II astronauts more than halfway to the moon, says NASA

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Why Haven’t Astronauts Returned to the Moon in 50 Years? Inside the Technical and Financial Challenges

From outdated tech to funding hurdles, here’s why astronauts haven’t landed on the moon in over five decades

Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?

On May 25 1961, before a joint session of Congress, President John F. Kennedy committed the US to the goal, before the decade was out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth.

When was last time we were on moon? Artemis launch scheduled for this week

The last U.S. astronaut to land on the moon was on Dec. 19, 1972, during NASA's Apollo 17 mission. NASA astronauts went to the moon on six separate Apollo missions, beginning with Apollo 11 in 1969.