NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon

For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts on a NASA mission are bound to fly around the Moon after successfully completing a key burn of Orion’s main engine. With the...

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NASA: NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon.

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NASA’s Artemis II Mission Leaves Earth Orbit for Flight around Moon

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