NASA to roll Artemis II moon rocket
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NASA’s Artemis moon mission is flirting with disaster
Back to the moon — sort of. Next month, as soon as April 1, NASA will launch its Artemis II mission, officials announced last week, and carry four astronauts into orbit around the moon. At one level,
NASA is targeting an April 1 launch for Artemis II, its first crewed mission around the moon since Apollo, following a successful flight readiness review.
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