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“Your mission paves the way for America’s return to the lunar surface very soon,” Trump said on the April 6 call.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Before Artemis II, the United States hadn't sent astronauts around the Moon since 1972 for the Apollo 17 mission -- the last of that famed space program that saw humans walk on the lunar surface.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Just a few years after he planted the American flag on the lunar surface, the TV audience figures for subsequent missions plummeted and future Apollo missions were scrapped.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
On the surface, Ford and GE Aerospace don’t appear to have much in common.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
Great crevices had opened in the Earth’s surface.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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Space Science (Astronomy) - Introductory
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"Here, There, and Beyond"
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Earth Science - Middle School
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