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If all goes according to plan during Orion's debut astronaut mission around the moon on Artemis 2, NASA plans to launch Artemis 3 to low Earth orbit (LEO) to rehearse rendezvous and docking maneuvers with either or both of the two lunar landers contracted for the Artemis program.
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Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
After a disastrous 20-134 season in 1899, the Spiders were contracted.
The $3 million man caught 56 passes for 708 yards and five touchdowns in his final season at Auburn.
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Cedric Golden,
Austin American Statesman,
20 Mar. 2026
Losing sight of that for even a moment carries a cost that threatens not just the forest and the trees, but the men who can’t see the women caught between them.
Gilbert Carrasquillo / Getty Images Born in Los Angeles in 1971, Brendon originally wanted to become a professional baseball player, but pursued acting in his 20s to help manage his stutter.
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Kierra Frazier,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
She was being pursued viciously by the paparazzi, and here was somebody who was literally chased to death by the paparazzi.