Rocket to Send Humans to Space

NASA’s Artemis II rocket back to launch pad

Artemis II rocket on track to roll out to launchpad with hopes of sending humans further into space than ever

NASA is on track to roll out Orion and SLS, the spacecraft that will send four astronauts on a lunar flyby mission as part of Artemis II, marking the next step toward the mission with a goal of sending humans further into space than ever before.

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NASA Artemis II: Rocket arrives at Kennedy Space Center launch pad

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100 years after 1st modern rocket launched, humans are heading back to the moon

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Repaired Artemis II rocket returns to launch pad

The Artemis II rocket, which will send astronauts around the far side of the moon, is returning to the launch pad after an issue forced NASA to roll the rocket back for repairs last month.

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Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket rolls back to pad for possible April launch

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NASA moves Artemis 2 rocket back to launch pad ahead of moon mission

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Artemis II rocket returns to launch pad for final checks ahead of next window

The massive system — topped with the Orion capsule, weighing more than 11 million pounds and taller than the Empire State Building — was rolled out overnight.

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NASA's moon rocket vertical at Kennedy Space Center for Artemis 2

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Nasa readies Artemis rocket for launch ahead of first Moon mission in 50 years

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NASA's Artemis program relies on technology that just turned 100 years old

100 years after Robert Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket, NASA is preparing a return to the moon with the Artemis program.

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Humans in space: Are astronauts obsolete?

The Artemis II mission, which will return US astronauts to lunar space, has run into problems that have critics demanding NASA remove the crew from the flight for safety reasons. The bigger question is, why do we have astronauts at all? NASA's Artemis ...