NASA takes Artemis II rocket to launch pad
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The upcoming Artemis II mission will see NASA's spacecraft carrying four astronauts around the moon. This mission aims to surpass Apollo 13's distance record, focusing on safety and critical system tests without landing on the lunar surface.
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NASA readies Artemis II to fly farther from Earth than any mission ever
NASA is on the verge of sending humans farther from Earth than any crew has ever traveled, using Artemis II as the proving flight for a new era of deep space exploration. The mission will loop astronauts around the Moon and out beyond the distance reached during Apollo,
NASA Artemis II will launch on February 6, sending astronauts back toward the Moon for the first time in over five decades.
The US space agency has rolled out its SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for testing before a historic crewed lunar flyby.