The Artemis II launched on Wednesday to a rousing applause from people across the globe. The successful launch has also prompted a greater interest in space exploration and aerospace engineering.

It's a carousel of work to get a rocket to space, and with Artemis II's recent moon mission, the Johnson Space Center in Houston is its launchpad.

In a document explaining the NASA cuts, the Trump administration said it seeks to slash funding for “unnecessary and overpriced activities.” Under the White House plan, NASA will focus on the administration’s priority of landing humans on the Moon before the end of Trump’s term in office, then building a Moon base.

As NASA prepares for its next mission to the moon, one Atlanta university is drawing attention for its growing role in space exploration.

“This 400,000-square-foot facility at (NASA Johnson Space Center’s) Exploration Park houses the world’s largest indoor Moonscape and Marscape for testing, training, and workforce development to support future space exploration missions,” Vaughn said in its post.

The 400K‑sf Texas A&M Space Institute at NASA’s Exploration Park has topped out — huge indoor moon and Mars scapes are now under construction.

NASA may not be able to move forward three planned Venus missions as budget pressures force difficult trade-offs across its planetary science portfolio.

Artemis II will test NASA’s crew capabilities in deep space and gather more information that could ultimately help send astronauts to Mars.

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NASA has unveiled a breathtaking new perspective of Earth from space, captured during the Artemis II mission.