Artemis 2 Launch LIVE Updates: NASA’s SLS rocket lifts off with four astronauts on historic 10-day moon flyby
NASA's Artemis II mission has launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon. The mission marks humanity's first lunar voyage in over 50 years and features NASA's most diverse lunar crew to date.
NASA's Artemis II mission launched on April 1, carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT. The mission follows an 'out-and-back' trajectory past the Moon, lasting approximately 10 days. The crew will test the Orion spacecraft systems, practice manual control, and take images of the Moon. The astronauts will also witness a partial solar eclipse from their unique vantage point. The mission is a significant step towards future missions to the Moon's surface.
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