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NASA launches historic moon mission

NASA launches Artemis II crew on flight around the moon. Here's everything to know about the mission.

After weeks of delays, NASA is finally poised for launch of a historic flight this week to send a crew of four astronauts on a trailblazing nine-day trip around the moon and back.

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Highlights From the Launch of NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission

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Passenger watches NASA's Artemis II launch from sky. See video from the air.

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

Liftoff! Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39B.

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Retired NASA astronaut explains Artemis II journey around the moon

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Artemis II flight tracker: See where astronauts are with live updates

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Artemis II Moon mission blasts off

It's currently orbiting above the Earth, in the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than fifty years.

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'Godspeed': Artemis II lifts off for historic mission to the moon

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Reactions as Artemis II astronauts lift off on historic lunar mission

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How NASA plans to keep Artemis astronauts alive if disaster strikes

NASA's powerful Launch Abort System, designed to outrun an exploding rocket, is the result of years of work from scientists and engineers across the country, including in Southern California's Mojave Desert.

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Student-led NASA project takes flight on balloon mission

A years-long student-led NASA project that develops technology to help guide rockets will near its final destination this month on board the Balloon Optimization Opportunity Platform!, or BOOP! Astrophysical sciences and technology Ph.D. student Kazuma ...

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NASA prepares for X-59’s second flight in 2026

Envelope expansion will begin a gradual push of the supersonic aircraft’s height and speed capabilities, working toward Mach 1.4 at 55,000 feet.

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Astronauts on Artemis II launch say project is for all humanity

Fox News senior correspondent Jonathan Serrie reports as Artemis II is ready for launch on 'Special Report.'

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Crowds cheer as the Artemis II mission lifts off into space

People cried, cheered and waved as Artemis II launched on Wednesday (April 1), taking three U.S. astronauts and one Canadian astronaut for the first crewed lunar voyage in more than half a century.