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NASA gives 'go' for Apr. 1 launch of Artemis II

Huge solar flare no threat to Artemis 2 astronaut launch to the moon, NASA says

A massive X1.4 solar flare won't endanger NASA's four Artemis 2 astronauts on their way to the moon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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NASA begins the countdown for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years

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What to know about NASA's Artemis 2 launch and its 10-day moon journey

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How NASA's Artemis II moon mission will unfold

NASA's Artemis II mission is expected to last about 10 days, sending four astronauts on a high-speed journey around the moon and back in the first crewed lunar mission since the Apollo era.

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Meet the Artemis crew in NASA’s first astronaut mission to the moon in more than a half-century

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Nasa keeping close watch on weather days ahead of Artemis II launch

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Countdown to Artemis II: NASA astronauts prepare for historic lunar mission

The mission will send four astronauts on a flyby mission around the moon.

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NASA's Artemis program brings new faces to lunar voyage

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Watch as NASA officials provide live update on Artemis II mission

'We are getting very, very close': NASA makes final Artemis II preparations as expectation grows for Wednesday launch

NASA's Artemis II crew is ready to fly around the moon, with promising weather forecasts for a Wednesday launch.

NASA's Artemis II launch has 80% favorable weather forecast on Wednesday

NASA's Artemis II launch try on Wednesday, April 1, has an 80% chance of favorable weather, the Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron reported.

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WATCH LIVE: NASA holds news conference on Artemis II launch as 2-day countdown begins

NASA's Artemis II mission should have soared in February, but was grounded by hydrogen fuel leaks. The leaks were fixed, but then a helium pressurization line became clogged, forcing a return to the hangar late last month. The rocket returned to the pad 1 1/2 weeks ago, and its U.S.-Canadian crew arrived at the launch site on Friday.

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When will Artemis II launch? Favorable weather for April 1 historic moon mission

Weather conditions are favorable for the evening of April 1 launch. Meteorologists at Patrick Space Force Base currently give the mission an 80% chance of “go" – meaning only a 20% risk of weather violations during the window.

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Is there a rocket launch today? Artemis 2 on this week's schedule

Here's Florida's rocket launch schedule for the week of Monday, March 30, where rocket launches are visible in Florida and how to watch them.

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NASA's giant moon rocket, in photos

Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

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Florida space coast cities abuzz before Nasa’s Artemis launch: ‘At the doorstep of the future’

Cape Canaveral and Titusville, long ghost towns after 1969 moon landing, have witnessed space industry ‘renaissance’

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NASA May X Out Boeing's SLS Rocket Ship From Future Moon Landings

As Bloomberg reported last week, NASA is revising plans for future moon missions. Instead of paying Boeing to launch an SLS rocket to propel a Lockheed Martin Orion spacecraft into lunar orbit -- there to dock with a SpaceX Human Landing System (HLS) for landing -- NASA now sees a simpler way to get astronauts from Earth to the moon.