NASA's Artemis II crew now on their way to moon
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The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.
NASA's Artemis II mission will launch with SLS rocket engines that have flown multiple times on past space shuttle missions. Here's their story.
Artemis II is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, April 1, at 6:24 p.m. EDT. If, for whatever reason, the launch does not occur at exactly that time, the crew has a two-hour window to execute it.
Four astronauts will launch on the Artemis II mission Wednesday, marking the first human trip around the moon in over 50 years.
The Artemis II launch this week sets several firsts but even beyond that, it's one of the first steps planned to establish a base on the moon.
The Artemis II launch on April 1, was a success. But not all launches have bee. In 1986, 7 members of the Challenger crew were killed in a shocking disaster.
Future engineers and former space campers hope to infect people around them with enthusiasm for NASA’s latest moon mission.
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