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Artemis II crew flew fast, earned new patch: Astronauts' Mach 39 emblem

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Artemis III crew revealed: NASA announces astronauts for 'one of history's most complex missions'

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NASA picks first European astronaut for Artemis mission

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Is this the next Artemis crew? A look at the astronauts on NASA's shortlist

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NASA reveals Artemis 3 astronaut crew

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Massive boom over northeastern US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms

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