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But first the artemis will launch monday morning, if all goes according to plan, the roblgt will separate from the capsule and the capsule will then head to the moon on its own. it will orbit the moon for about two and a half weeks. at times getting within just 60 miles from the surface then lit return to earth, test out the all important heat shield before splashing down in the pacific ocean. and the reason that heat shield is so important is because it's designed to protect astronauts who will be inside that capsule hopefully on future flights. so if all goes well, those first astronauts wil...

Ground, and now it's time for the flight test. >> reporter: after launch,art miswill rocket its crewless capsule within 50 miles of the moon's surface. it will loop into a distant lunar orbit, reaching roughly 40,000 miles beyond the moon, the deepest space ever for a capsule that could carry humans. 42 days after liftoff, orion will splashdown in the pacific ocean. >> it's one small step for mon. one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: thirtmisas apollo oids. artemis 2, scheduled for 2024, will be a crude fly-by of the moon. artemis 3, some time later this decade, the first moon landing in m...

The six-week mission involves flying to and back from the moon and testing the capabilities of NASA's newest unmanned spacecraft.

As the allies increase their cooperation on space initiatives, Japan and the US said Monday that they plan to send the first Japanese astronaut to the Moon. Here's how the two countries plan on achieving this dream:

NASA announced that it will be partnering with Nature Geographic to capture the moment of NASA astronauts returning to the Moon.