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NASA launches historic moon mission

NASA’s Historic Lunar Mission Launch, in Photos

NASA’s Artemis II mission successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, marking the start of what could be the first trip humans have made to the moon in 53 years .

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Artemis II: NASA launches historic mission to fly around the moon

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Why are we going back to the moon? NASA Artemis campaign targets Mars

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Artemis II astronauts embark on historic NASA mission to the moon and back, in photos

Four astronauts took off on a flight around the moon in what is humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the leadoff in NASA’s push toward a lunar landing in two years.

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‘Let’s go!’ NASA launches humanity’s first moon voyage in nearly 54 years

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Artemis II mission lifts off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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NASA launches historic moon mission as Artemis II takes flight

NBC News’ Tom Llamas, Aaron Gilchrist, Ryan Chandler, Jesse Kirsch, and Al Roker are reporting on the 10-day mission from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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Photos: Artemis II astronauts suit up, head to rocket on launch day

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Artemis II launches from NASA's KSC, Florida: Astronauts off on moon mission

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Artemis countdown updates: NASA launch sends moonbound astronauts to space

Live updates for NASA’s Artemis II launch with liftoff targeting 6:24 p.m. The mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day, lunar fly by mission.

Solar flare event happens days before Artemis II mission. NASA said they're not concerned about it

A strong solar flare emitted from the sun just days before the Artemis II launch, but NASA said they aren't concerned about it.

Smithsonian Magazine

NASA Aims to Launch the World’s First Planet-Hopping Spacecraft Powered by Nuclear Fission

NASA has big, potentially revolutionary plans coming up. On March 24, the agency announced that it wants to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars by the end of 2028. If successful, it would be the first probe to use nuclear propulsion to travel beyond Earth’s orbit.

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They grew up watching moon missions. Finally, they get to launch one.

Tonight, NASA intends to launch Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending a team of four astronauts to slingshot around the moon on a 10-day journey that will be the farthest humans have ever traveled in space.