Artemis II astronauts embark on historic NASA mission to the moon and back, in photos

The Wed, April 1, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC

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1 / 0APTOPIX NASA Artemis MoonshotNASA's Artemis II moon rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) ()

Four astronauts took off on a flight around the moon in what is humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the leadoff in NASA’s push toward a lunar landing in two years.

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