NASA Prepares Artemis II Mission for First Crewed Flight Around Moon Since 1972 for April 1st

NASA is set to launch Artemis II on April 1, carrying Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen on the first crewed moon flight since 1972.The ten-day mission tests the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System rocket as a foundation for a twenty-billion-dollar lunar base and future Mars exploration.While the crew remains in quarantine, technical teams are preparing to fuel the ninety-eight-meter rocket with eighty percent favorable weather forecast for liftoff.
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