NASA, Artemis and moon
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The Artemis 2 mission is due to send astronauts on a test mission to the moon and back during the "opening act" of a new age of discovery.
Nearly all of Florida, including some of those who live in the Panhandle, and those in southern Georgia, may be able to see Artemis II lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on its way towards the moon – the first moon mission in some 50 years.
After a trip back out to the launch pad, NASA's Artemis II rocket will be readied for a historic flight to the moon.
After weeks of fuel leaks and other issues, NASA faced a trouble-free countdown Tuesday on the eve of astronauts’ first trip to the moon in more than half a century. Officials reported the moon rocket was doing well on the pad,
The successful landing marks the conclusion of an important test for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon’s surface and eventually push deeper into the solar system. Artemis II was the first crewed mission to utilize NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew module - demonstrating that the agency’s equipment can propel people out of Earth’s orbit and bring them safely home.