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NASA's Artemis II plans to send a crew around the moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing

Almost as tall as a football field, NASA's Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly—just under one mile per hour—out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026.

NASA's Artemis II plans to send a crew around the moon to test equipment and lay the groundwork for a future landing
Image: Phys.org
Almost as tall as a football field, NASA's Space Launch System rocket and capsule stack traveled slowly—just under one mile per hour—out to the Artemis II launchpad, its temporary home at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Jan. 17, 2026.

Originally published at Phys.org

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