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NASA unveils Artemis II spacecraft for crewed moon orbit

NASA has unveiled its Artemis II spacecraft, Orion, which will soon carry a crew into orbit around the moon. Orion and its SLS rocket were rolled out at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Saturday morning,

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NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad ahead of historic moon launch

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NASA rolls out Artemis II rocket and spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center

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Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA preparing first mission around the moon since 1970s

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Artemis mission live: NASA's mega-rocket painstakingly crawls towards launch pad

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NASA inches closer to moon rocket launch

The hourslong roll out marked a new milestone for the Artemis II mission which is aiming to have astronauts slingshot around the moon.

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'We're ready to go,' Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad

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NASA Rolled Out Artemis —Here’s Why It Matters

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4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing?

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.

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NASA Begins to Roll Out of Artemis II Rocket Ahead of Launch

For the first time in a half-century, NASA is rolling out its Artemis II moon rocket along with the Orion spacecraft to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft will take four astronauts on a 10 day trip around the moon and back.

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Explained: Why Artemis II will carry astronauts to the moon, but not land

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.

Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.

WASHINGTON, DC—This week, NASA’s new administrator, Jared Isaacman, said he has “full confidence” in the space agency’s plans to use the existing heat shield to protect the Orion spacecraft during its upcoming lunar mission.

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NASA's Orion spacecraft snaps a selfie on its journey beyond the far side of the moon

NASA released a selfie taken by the Orion capsule and close-up photos of the moon's crater-marked landscape as the spacecraft continues on the Artemis 1 mission, a 25-and-a-half day journey that will take it more than 40,000 miles beyond the far side of ...

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Orion Capsule’s Maker Set To Offer Moon Treks To Spacefarers Worldwide

The creator of the Orion capsule, the only spacecraft now capable of reaching lunar orbit, is set to open Moon treks to spacefarers worldwide. Shown here are U.S. Navy divers helping recover the Orion following its first, perfect orbital flight test (Photo ...