Artemis 2: NASA Won’t Pin a Fixed Risk Number on Crew Lunar Flight
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Artemis 2, set for April 2026, will fly four astronauts in a 10‑day lunar orbit, but NASA is not providing a precise risk probability, saying data are too limited for a definitive number; officials frame the risk as uncertain—neither as high as a worst‑case guess nor as low as a simple statistic—while citing MMOD hazards and learning from past programs to guide mitigation.
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- Unanimous vote in risk assessment clears way for 4 astronauts to launch on moon mission CNN
- NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Daily Agenda NASA (.gov)
- How risky is the Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon? NASA would rather not say Space
- NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there’s a reason why Ars Technica
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