NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century
NASA launches first crewed lunar mission in half a century
By Joey RouletteWed, April 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM UTC
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NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. REUTERS/Joe Skipper
By Joey Roulette
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA's Artemis II mission, a high‑stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States' boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade before China's first crewed landing.
(Reporting by Joey Roulette; Editing by Jamie Freed)
Source: “AOL Breaking”
