If everything goes as planned, the Artemis III mission will see the SLS rocket launch the crewed Orion capsule to the moon. As Orion orbits the moon, it will dock with SpaceX’s Starship.

On July 24, 1969, the Apollo 11 capsule splashed down, and the astronauts were brought to the USS Hornet. "This year, on ...

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