NASA, Artemis and Space Launch System
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We’re just days from NASA’s first launch attempt for the much-anticipated Artemis 2 mission. Here are the key numbers to know as the space agency gets ready to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.
Space agency is targeting Wednesday for the historic journey-its first to the moon in more than half a century.
Four astronauts will launch on the Artemis II mission Wednesday, marking the first human trip around the moon in over 50 years.
NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years. NASA is expected to hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT. Watch live in our video player above. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts.
Artemis II’s journey around the moon and back is approaching fast, and it’s a mission that may send humans physically farther out in space than we’ve ever gone before. CBC N