🔬 Science Apr 1, 2026 · Lauren E. Low

Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission

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Liftoff! NASA Launches Astronauts on Historic Artemis Moon Mission
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The SLS (Space Launch System) launches with the Artemis II crew aboard the Orion spacecraft on April 1, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls


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.



NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT Wednesday, sending fou

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