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Video. NASA rolls out Artemis II rocket for historic Moon mission

Updated: 17/01/2026 - 7:02 GMT+1

This will be the first crewed mission to travel around the Moon since the Apollo era, with astronauts flying past the far side of the Moon to test life support and navigation systems.

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