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The recycled space shuttle parts that will power Artemis II towards the moon

NASA’s Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch this week, carrying four astronauts on America's first trip around the moon in over 50 years.

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Suburban space center following Artemis II crew's historic mission around the moon

NASA’s Artemis II astronauts break Apollo’s distance record

The four astronauts onboard NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon have officially traveled farther from our home planet than any other human.

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Artemis II updates: NASA's moon mission breaks Apollo record for farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth

'Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon

Watch live—NASA’s Artemis II’s moon flyby is underway

As they make the flyby, the four astronauts onboard will travel farther in space than any human before them.

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Lunar crater named after Artemis commander's deceased wife

Artemis II Officially Goes Farthest Humans Have Ever Traveled Beyond Planet Earth

Artemis 2 astronauts to fly by moon today

Artemis II launches from NASA's KSC, Florida: Astronauts off on moon mission

Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Pad 39B.

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Artemis astronauts to fly around the moon and go further from Earth than any humans before

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Artemis II astronauts will see parts of the moon no human has before. Here’s how

Live updates: NASA Artemis II astronauts fly around far side of moon

NASA's Artemis II astronauts are traveling around the far side of the moon for the first time in more than a half-century — and they'll become deep-space pioneers by venturing the farthest distance fr...

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Artemis II astronauts now on course to head back to Earth

Watch as Artemis astronauts about to travel further from Earth than any humans before

Live updates: Astronauts swing around the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission

At their closest, the crew is set to fly within 4,070 miles of the moon's surface.

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Artemis II astronauts have toilet trouble on their way towards the Moon

Artemis II toilet acts up again as astronauts speed toward the moon to break Apollo 13’s record

What time is NASA's Artemis 2 moon mission launch today? Full schedule

The Artemis 2 mission is currently scheduled to lift off at 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 GMT) on April 1 aboard NASA's powerful Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. It will send four astronauts on a roughly 10-day journey around the moon and safely back to Earth on board the Orion capsule.

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Artemis II launches into orbit as NASA begins historic moon mission

The Artemis II launched into orbit Wednesday evening as NASA began its historic moon mission.

Artemis II’s launch may be heard from miles away. Here’s how far

The next Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, potentially heading for the moon on Wednesday for the Artemis II mission, will be the most powerful operational rocket ever to launch by far, on par with the Artemis I launch in 2022.