Houston, April 7, 2026 (AFP) - 'Morale boost': NASA carries out Moon mission during tough year for science

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2026-04-07

As the four Artemis astronauts approached a high point of their lunar mission -- getting slung around the far side of the Moon -- NASA staffers crowded into Houston's famed mission control room Monday for a team photo. They were all smiles as countdown clocks ticked and the Orion spacecraft flew ever closer to Earth's cratered neighbor, a mission years in the making come to fruition at last. By most metrics it's been a rough year for science in t......

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