'Spectacular!': BBC science editor reacts to Artemis II launch
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“Nasa's Artemis II spacecraft has launched and is now orbiting Earth, where it will then head on to circle the Moon as part of a 10-day mission.”
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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…
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— Artemis II is an ongoing U.S. spaceflight sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the ten-day mission is crewed by NA…
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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 crew onboard are 'safe, secure and in great spirits', according to a Nasa official.”
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— Artemis II is an ongoing U.S. spaceflight sending four astronauts on a flyby around the Moon and back to Earth. Launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, the ten-day mission is crewed by NA…
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— Artemis III is planned to be the second crewed mission of the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program. The mission's objectives are to conduct tests in low Earth orbit with one or both commercially…
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— Artemis IV is planned to be the third crewed mission and first lunar landing of the NASA-led Artemis program, marking the first crewed landing on the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. It will be the first…
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“Rebecca Morelle, the BBC's science editor, was in Florida to watch the 'spectacular' blast off.”
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