What do scientists hope to learn from NASA’s historic Artemis 2 moon flyby?

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NASA is just hours away from launching Artemis 2, the first mission to land humans on the moon in more than half a century. About 10 days flight – expected to raise today (April 1) from the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida at 6:24 pm EDT (2224 GMT) – will carry NASA astronauts Reid … Read more

Artemis II launch: crowds gather to catch a glimpse of Nasa’s historic moon mission

Artemis II launch: crowds gather to catch a glimpse of Nasa's historic moon mission

A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s Space Coast, up to 400,000 beachgoers and boarders will look to the skies Wednesday to see a fiery wonder that hasn’t been seen in nearly 54 years: a complete NASA rocket returning to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if … Read more