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Nasa sets date for first moon mission since 1972

The Artemis II crew rehearse a walkout from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida
The Artemis II crew rehearse a walkout from the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida (Getty)
  • Nasa has announced its Artemis mission to the Moon is now scheduled for launch on March 6 as it aims to send humans around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.
  • Four astronauts will embark on a 10-day journey, circling the far side of the Moon before returning to Earth.
  • This mission is intended as the first step in a series, leading to future lunar landings, a potential lunar base, and ultimately preparing for missions to Mars.
  • The launch date was confirmed following a successful wet dress rehearsal, where the spacecraft was fueled and a countdown simulated, after an earlier attempt was delayed by a fuel leak.
  • The four crew members – Nasa astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency colleague Jeremy Hansen – are now entering quarantine in Houston ahead of the launch.
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