mission

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They shared some maple cookies brought by Canadian Space Agency and Artemis II mission specialist astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

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

The good news is that most people believe the Americans are going to fail in their mission.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman