mission

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That mission seemed like a success, but when crews began inspecting the heat shield on the bottom of the uncrewed capsule after splashdown, they noticed a problem.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

A spaceship’s crew returns from a dangerous interplanetary mission and encounters fresh peril on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Speaking with the Artemis II astronauts on Monday evening, Trump said their mission had made the U.S. “the hottest country in the world.”

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026

The astronauts were speaking to news media less than two days before they are scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their 10-day mission around the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

I have had a life of sorrow, I have been poor and ill, but I consider it my duty, a sacred thing, a holy mission to expose it.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock