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NASA launched Apollo 7 on Oct. 11, 1968, carrying astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham into orbit. It was the first Apollo mission with a crew in orbit and marked the American return to spaceflight after the Apollo 1 tragedy.
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NASA launched Apollo 7 on Oct. 11, 1968, carrying astronauts Wally Schirra, Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham into orbit. It was the first Apollo mission with a crew in orbit and marked the American return to spaceflight after the Apollo 1 tragedy.
Jared Isaacman says he is ready to make deals with Artemis partners, while Japan and Italy are cited as models for deeper participation in the program. The remarks point to international and private-sector involvement as a focus in shaping how Artemis partners contribute.
The report brings together Artemis II crew photographs, spoken observations, drawings and annotations, creating a scientific record of the mission’s lunar observations. That material is now available to the science community and the public for further study.
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NASA has issued a long-awaited call to industry for private space stations, saying it will not give up its presence in low Earth orbit. The move invites companies to develop commercial platforms that could support NASA’s continued orbital operations.
L3Harris will design, assemble, integrate and test an all-glass telescope for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a European Space Agency mission expected to launch in the mid-2030s. NASA selected the company for the work, according to one report; another describes the telescope as part of ESA’s mission.
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman outlined progress on the agency’s nuclear efforts and Moon Base plans during appearances at the White House’s “Science: A New Golden Age Summit.” NASA said the lunar base effort is ahead of schedule, while the nuclear pact signals a parallel push on space power capabilities.
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The studies are intended to address key questions about living on the lunar surface, including whether underground caves could shelter astronauts from radiation, micrometeorites and temperature extremes. Related efforts spotlight the communications and navigation network, robotics and exploration capabilities needed to support sustained lunar activity.
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