The Washington Monument lit up on New Year's Eve in celebration of the Artemis 2 moon mission as well as the 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.

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Imagine looking at the Moon and knowing your name is actually travelling around it. NASA is giving everyone a rare chance to become part of history through the Artemis II mission. Anyone in the world can send their name to space for free.

As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the spacecraft’s heat shield.