Washington companies are going to the moon. Here's how the state contributes to NASA's Artemis program

NASA's new moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, 2022, as seen from Harbor town Marina...

November 23, 2022
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NASA's new moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Wednesday morning, Nov. 16, 2022, as seen from Harbor town Marina on Merritt Island, Fla. The moon is visible in the sky. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP) BELLINGHAM — NASA's Artemis I mission had a successful launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but did you know that Washington state played a crucial role in the test flight? The Artemis program aims to bring humans back to the moon's surface and to prepare for space exploration to Mars, according to a Nov.

Alyse Messmer-Smith