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NASA's new moon rocket moves to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

NASA’s giant new moon rocket moved to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century.

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NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

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NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon is inching toward the launch pad

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Highlights From NASA’s Medical Evacuation From the Space Station

Two Americans and astronauts from Japan and Russia are set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean after a medical issue prompted NASA to move up their return to Earth.

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Astronauts return to Earth after first ever medical evacuation from space station

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NASA Crew Return to Earth in Dramatic Evacuation Over Mystery Medical Issue

NASA’s Artemis II moon rocket reaches launch pad, prepares for first crewed lunar mission in 50 years

The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are at Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis II could launch in February.

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Artemis II: NASA's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. Over almost 12 hours, the 98m-tall Space Launch System was carried vertically from the Vehicle Assembly Building on the 4-mile (6.5km) journey to the pad.

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4 astronauts will soon take an unprecedented path to the moon. But why aren’t they landing?

NASA’s upcoming Artemis II flight will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, but it will not land on the moon. Here’s why.

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NASA hauls Artemis II moon rocket to launch pad for February flight

After months of meticulous preparation, NASA's 32-story-tall Space Launch System rocket, the most powerful operational booster in the world, was hauled to its seaside launch pad Saturday in Florida, setting the stage for a long-awaited flight next month to send four astronauts on a trip around the moon.

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NASA returns humans to deep space after over 50 years with February Artemis II Moon mission

NASA announces Artemis II launch date for Feb. 6, sending four astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years in historic 10-day mission.

NASA rolls out Artemis II craft ahead of crewed lunar orbit

The goal of the Artemis program is to eventually send Americans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, with the longer term goal of achieving missions to Mars. The launch of Artemis II follows the original Artemis launch, which sent a crewless craft into space in 2022.

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Does Earth have a temporary second moon? What astronomers actually discovered

Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a "quasi-moon," dubbed 2025 PN7 in 2025. NASA told Snopes that 2025 PN7 has been in its current configuration "since at least the past 70 years and will remain so for another 60 years.