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Spurred by American ingenuity, astronauts on NASA’s Artemis II mission are in flight, preparing for the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
The countdown is happening now.
The Artemis II mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:35 MT/5:35 CT on Wednesday, April 1, carrying four astronauts away from the Earth and towards the moon on a spacecraft called Orion. The crew will have to travel some 244,000 miles (393,000 kilometers) away to reach the moon, which will take several days.
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Live coverage: NASA’s historic Artemis II launches from Kennedy Space Center
NASA is taking a giant leap on Wednesday with the long-awaited launch of its Artemis II mission. If all goes well, the U.S. will be one step closer to putting man back on the moon.
NASA’s Orion spacecraft is now orbiting Earth as astronauts perform system checks and fix onboard issues. The historic 10-day crewed mission will soon head for a Moon flyby, track every milestone and live developments on republicworld.