The first crewed mission to travel to the Moon in over 50 years is underway with Artemis II having successfully launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre. Following a nervous countdown – where multiple minor faults were identified and solved by NASA – lift-off took place on 1st April 2026 at 11:35pm BST.
The Orion spacecraft carrying the mission’s four astronauts was propelled to space by NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and begins its mission with an elliptical orbit around Earth. Over the following 10 days, Orion will travel more than 400,000km to the Moon, performing a lunar fly-by before returning to Earth and splashing down in the Pacific Ocean.
https://www.theengineer.co.uk/content/news/artemis-ii-moon-mission-launches-successfully
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