NASA, Artemis and Apollo 13
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NASA's Apollo moonshots are a tough act to follow, even after all this time. As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity's first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA's new Artemis program are inevitable.
Artemis II is ready for blast off on Wednesday — sending astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than half a century. The US shattered mankind’s limits when its astronauts landed on the moon in 1969,
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Apollo 13 star Tom Hanks gives thumbs up to the four lunar astronauts
Tom Hanks congratulates the Artemis II crew on the launch of the first crewed lunar flight since 1972. "On a journey around the Moon. Good luck, Artemis", writes the Hollywood star.
As Artemis II launch approaches, revisit these space movies filmed in Florida, including "Apollo 13" with Tom Hanks and "First Man" with Ryan Gosling.
At the farthest, Artemis II is set to travel about 250,000 miles from Earth, surpass Apollo 13's record. Here's the mission by the numbers.