Artemis 1

• UBC scientist’s ‘mutant yeast’ from space could help future astronauts, cancer patients

  Last November, UBC pharmaceutical science professor Corey Nislow was among the lucky few who were able to send research samples aboard NASA's Artemis 1 lunar mission.

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  Jan 11, 2023
  
• To the moon, Ariane: B.C. artist included in out-of-this-world collection

  Two portraits by Ariane Kamps are going to the surface of the moon as part of the Lunar Codex.

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  Sep 27, 2022
  
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• NASA postpones 2nd attempt at moon rocket launch citing another fuel leak

  For the second time this week, the launch team began loading nearly 1 million gallons of fuel into the 98-meter rocket, the most powerful ever built by NASA.

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  Sep 3, 2022
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• NASA sets relaunch of Artemis moon rocket for Saturday after delay

  The 98-meter rocket remains on its pad at Kennedy Space Center, with an empty crew capsule on top. It's the most powerful rocket ever built by NASA.

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  Aug 30, 2022
• Artemis space mission to moon considered ‘a stepping stone’ to Mars

  Artemis 1 is the first in a series of flights intended to result in a base orbiting the moon, from which crews can then venture into the solar system.

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  Aug 28, 2022
• UBC is sending yeast to orbit the moon. Here’s why it matters for human space exploration

  UBC researchers hope testing the effects of space radiation on yeast, they'll be able to protect future astronauts on long space missions.

  Dec 16, 2019