After more than 53 years, humans may finally return to the Moon this week
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NASA is launching the Artemis II mission Wednesday to send four astronauts around the Moon for the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years.
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NASA is preparing to launch the Artemis II mission Wednesday evening from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts around the far side of the Moon for the first crewed lunar mission in over five decades. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:24 pm EDT, with a two-hour launch window and backup launch dates through April 6 if weather or technical issues delay the attempt. All systems are currently operating nominally, and forecasters predict an 80 percent chance of acceptable launch conditions, with only scattered thunderstorms and cloud cover as potential concerns. If the mission does not launch this week, the next opportunity window opens at the end of April.
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