NASA approaches the next phase of its deep space return program. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and will serve as a critical test for new technologies.

The Space Age lost two of its most recognizable landmarks when NASA brought down towering test structures at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The controlled implosion erased hardware that helped push rockets to the Moon and into low Earth orbit,