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NASA's Artemis II moon rocket reaches launch pad

How NASA built its massive Artemis II moon rocket

NASA's Artemis II rocket is nearly ready to fly to the dark side of the moon and back. Let's take a look at how this massive craft was built.

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NASA rolls Artemis 2 moon rocket to launch pad | Space photo of the day for Jan. 19, 2025

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NASA's Artemis II moon rocket reaches launch pad, prepares for first crewed lunar mission in 50 years

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Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA Unveils Artemis II Spacecraft for Crewed Moon Orbit

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NASA hauls Artemis II moon rocket to launch pad for February flight

Four Artemis II astronauts plan to fly around the moon and back next month, traveling farther from Earth than any humans before them.

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SpaceX targeting Sunday for Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida

After liftoff, the Falcon 9 will deploy 29 Starlink satellites. The booster should land on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.

Rocket Report: Ariane 64 to debut soon; India has a Falcon 9 clone too?

A growing cadence … The Ariane 6 rocket has launched five times, including its debut flight in July 2024. All of the launches were a success, although the first flight failed to relight the upper stage in order to make a controlled reentry. Arianespace increased the cadence to four launches last year and will seek to try to double that this year.