Artemis II astronauts embark on historic NASA mission as the full moon glows, in photos
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NASA Artemis Moonshot In this photo provided by NASA, a view of the Earth from NASA's Orion spacecraft as it orbits above the planet during the Artemis II test flight, on Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA via AP) ((NASA) For copyright and restrictions refer to - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/guidelines/index.html) (AP)
Four astronauts took off on a flight around the moon in what is humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the leadoff in NASA’s push toward a lunar landing in two years.
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