I watched Artemis II lift off — and witnessed the first humans venture to the Moon since 1972
The article describes the Artemis II rocket launch, highlighting its historic significance as the first crewed lunar mission since 1972. It details the author's role as a NASA science team member and emphasizes the achievements of the crew, including firsts for women and people of color in lunar exploration.
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“Around 2,600 metric tons of spacecraft lifted off.”
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
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— The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle for the Artemis program, SLS is designed to send the crewed Orion sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
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— Artemis II is a ten-day U.S. spaceflight to send four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the mission is crewed by NASA astron…
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“The NASA launch commentator uttered those famous words: 'We have liftoff.' at 6.35 p.m., EDT, on April 1, 2026.”
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— Artemis I, formerly Exploration Mission-1 (EM-1), was an uncrewed Moon-orbiting mission that launched on November 16, 2022. As the first major spaceflight of NASA's Artemis program, Artemis I marked t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_I
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— Artemis II is a ten-day U.S. spaceflight to send four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the mission is crewed by NASA astron…
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— The Artemis program is a human spaceflight program by the United States. The Artemis program is intended to reestablish a human presence on the Moon for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972; mid-ter…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Artemis_missions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Artemis_missions
“This was the launch of the first crewed flight of NASA’s Artemis program, and the first time since 1972 that humans have ventured to the Moon.”
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— The Space Launch System (SLS) is an American super heavy-lift expendable launch vehicle used by NASA. As the primary launch vehicle for the Artemis program, SLS is designed to send the crewed Orion sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Launch_System
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— Artemis II is a ten-day U.S. spaceflight to send four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the mission is crewed by NASA astron…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_II
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— The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), formally established in 2017 through Space Policy Directive 1. By 2028…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_program
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“Jeremy Hansen will be the first non-American to fly to the Moon and will make Canada only the second country in the world to send an astronaut into deep space.”
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“Christina Koch and Victor Glover will also make history as the first woman and person of colour to fly to the Moon.”
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“The first launch windows for Artemis II came and went earlier this year, following issues discovered during wet dress rehearsals.”
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“NASA rolled out the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on March 20 and decided to skip the wet dress rehearsal and go straight for launch.”
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“The crew have now had their first sleep in Integrity, the name of their Orion spacecraft.”
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“They are now in a high-Earth orbit, reaching a maximum of 74,000 km from Earth.”
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“The Artemis II crew will be conducting science and collaborating in real time with scientists and engineers in a new science evaluation room in mission control at the NASA Johnson Space Center.”
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