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NASA launches Artemis II mission with four astronauts for first crewed moon trip in 53 years.
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NASA's Artemis II mission launches Wednesday evening from Kennedy Space Center with four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—aboard the 32-story Space Launch System rocket. The lunar fly-around will mark the first crewed moon trip in 53 years and surpass Apollo 13's distance record by reaching 248,655 miles from Earth. This mission sets the stage for NASA's broader effort to return humans to the lunar surface.
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NASA's Artemis II mission launches Wednesday evening from Kennedy Space Center with four crew members aboard the Space Launch System rocket.
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