Astronauts begin Nasa lunar mission after climactic blast-off

UNITED STATES — Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive Nasa rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With a thunderous roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad, the enormous orange-and-white rocket carried three Americans and one Canadian away from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at approximately 6:35 pm local time. Nasa teams and spectators alike were ecstatic as the spacecraft ascended into a radiant sky atop a cascade of flames. READ: NASA is shooting for the moon: A guide to the Artemis II mission “We’re going to the […]... Keep on reading: Astronauts begin Nasa lunar mission after climactic blast-off

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