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NASA Confirms First Crewed Mission to Orbit The Moon in 50+ Years Set For 2026 | It could be as early as February.


NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to send astronauts to orbit the Moon in early 2026, as the United States races China to return to the lunar surface.

NASA on Tuesday said it was on track to send astronauts to orbit the Moon in early 2026, as the United States races China to return to the lunar surface. The US space agency's Artemis program hopes to return humans to the Moon as China forges ahead with a rival effort that is targeting 2030 at the latest for its first crewed mission. ( NASA/Frank Michaux)The Trump administration has referred to a "second space race," following the 20th-century Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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