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NASA launches humans to moon for first time in half-century

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (Chris O'Meara / Associated Press) For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts are on their way to the moon. NASA's colossal Space ...
New Orleans City Business

NASA launches four astronauts on world’s first crewed lunar mission in half a century

Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States’ boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China.
New York Daily News

NASA launches astronauts into space with Artemis II moonshot

NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen become the first people to head towards the moon with the successful launch of Artemis II on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Station in Cape ...
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NASA launches Artemis II in first mission to the moon in over 50 years

NASA's Artemis II mission launched at Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited The Artemis II rocket ship successfully launched from the Earth's surface toward outer space on Wednesday afternoon after experiencing two ...
Ars Technica

NASA will launch a Mars mission on Blue Origin’s first New Glenn rocket

The first flight of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket seems to have a payload. Instead of launching a sports car, as SpaceX did with its first Falcon Heavy rocket, Jeff Bezos’s space company will likely launch a pair of Mars probes for NASA. NASA is aware ...