NASA to launch the Artemis 1 mission on its most powerful rocket

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NASA is going to launch the Artemis I mission on Monday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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They are sending the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule on a more than month-long journey around the moon.

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This rocket launch marks the debut of the most powerful rocket ever assembled and kicks off NASA’s long-awaited return to the moon’s surface.

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Artemis I is going to travel about 1.3 million miles over the course of 42 days.

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Artemis I will neither carry astronauts, nor land on the moon.

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Artemis I has been delayed for years because the program running billions over budget.

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We hope it will achieve its goal. Best of luck.

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