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Liftoff! NASA's mighty Artemis II rocket launches, sending astronauts toward moon

NASA's Artemis II mission is sending four astronauts on a trip around the moon.

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California leads the way in NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission

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NASA Artemis II moon mission has officially launched: What’s next for space exploration

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Artemis II crew flies by moon's far side, begins journey back home to Earth

It was a busy day on the far side of the moon.

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Artemis II crew head for home after travelling further from Earth than anyone before

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NASA Artemis II crew will fly by moon, break space travel distance record

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Historic mission over far side of the moon

The crew broke an Apollo record for the farthest human flight ever into deep space.

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Artemis II kicks off trip around the moon after surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record

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Artemis II moon mission breaks record for distance from Earth

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How Artemis II could launch humanity into deep space — and a new era of exploration

This afternoon, as part of the Artemis II mission, a 322-foot rocket is set to lift off, sending a crew of Americans and a Canadian on a 10-day journey around the moon and back. No landing this time, but they’ll push farther from Earth than any humans ever have.

NASA’s Moon ship and rocket seem to be working well, so what about the landers?

The biggest remaining piece of the architecture, therefore, is a lunar lander. Known in NASA parlance as the Human Landing System, or HLS, the space agency has contracted with SpaceX for its Starship vehicle and Blue Origin and it Blue Moon lander.

NASA's Artemis II crew commits to moon trajectory after critical burn sends Orion into deep space

NASA's Artemis II mission completes a critical engine burn, propelling the Orion spacecraft and its four-person crew out of Earth orbit toward the moon.

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NASA's giant moon rocket, in photos

Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

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NASA launches humans to moon for first time in half-century

NASA launched the Artemis II mission, which will carry humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.

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Artemis II tracker. See where the astronauts are today before landing

The Artemis II astronauts are on their way back to Earth, nearing 209,100 miles away. Track their journey as they prepare for a Pacific Ocean landing.