NASA moon mission a ‘contrast’ to US war on Iran, says US senator
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“Four astronauts have boarded NASA’s Orion capsule as they prepare for the first crewed mission around the Moon in more than 50 years.”
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Wikipedia entries mention Artemis II mission and Orion capsule but do not specify four astronauts. Only three names are listed in the evidence, contradicting the claim of four astronauts.
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— Artemis II is a planned lunar flyby mission under the Artemis program, scheduled to launch on April 1, 2026, from the Kennedy Space Center. The ten-day mission will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
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— The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV) is a partially reusable crewed spacecraft used in NASA's Artemis program. The spacecraft consists of a Crew Module (CM) space capsule designed by Lockheed M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orion_(spacecraft)
“Published On 1 Apr 2026”
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Multiple cross-referenced news sources (Al Jazeera, The Guardian, The Hindu) and Wikipedia confirm the publication date as April 1, 2026.
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— 2026 (MMXXVI) is the current year, and is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2026th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 26th year of the …
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— Parliamentary elections are to be held in Hungary on 12 April 2026. This parliamentary election will be the 10th since the resumption of free elections in 1990.
Politico Europe has described them as t…
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— The following notable deaths occurred in 2026. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:
Name, age, country of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2026
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