Artemis II crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center ahead of launch
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NASA's Artemis II crew arrived at Kennedy Space Center ahead of the moon mission launch.
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NASA's Artemis II crew has arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, ahead of the upcoming lunar mission launch. Artemis II represents NASA's next crewed step toward returning astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo program ended in 1972. The mission is a critical test of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft before NASA attempts a crewed lunar landing on Artemis III. The crew's arrival marks the final preparation phase before launch, with countdown operations now underway at the Florida spaceport.
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