Artemis II astronauts describe 'spectacular moment' in space
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The Artemis II mission around the moon will be a brilliant last hurrah for several space shuttle engines and booster rocket parts that first flew as far back as 1982.
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The Artemis II astronauts arrived to Kennedy Space Center on Friday with a chance to launch as early as next Wednesday.
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The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on their way to the moon. After a successful launch from Florida April 1, the Artemis II mission was more than 70,000 miles away from Earth by 6 a.m.