NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad
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Depending on the timing, NASA could launch a fresh crew to the space station while four other astronauts are flying around the moon.
NASA approaches the next phase of its deep space return program. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and will serve as a critical test for new technologies.
The members of Crew-11 — two American, one Russian and one Japanese — splashed down after one became ill, prompting an early return.
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