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'Artemis-2' sets off for the Moon

After 53 years, the US is sending a space mission to the Moon. The four astronauts taking part in NASA's historic "Artemis II" mission blasted off on board an Orion Capsule from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday local time. It is the first time since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 that any humans have travelled to the Moon.

NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Smoke shrouds a lightning suppression tower after the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Smoke shrouds a lightning suppression tower after the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Smoke shrouds a lightning suppression tower after the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Smoke shrouds a lightning suppression tower after the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
People gather on the day of the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
People gather on the day of the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
A person looks at the moon after the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
A person looks at the moon after the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
A woman uses her phone to take photos of the moon after the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
A woman uses her phone to take photos of the moon after the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
A woman uses her phone to take photos of the moon after the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
A woman uses her phone to take photos of the moon after the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, in Titusville, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., April 1, 2026. Photo: Reuters

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