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Watch Live: NASA's Artemis II Lunar Mission Launch.

  • Published In: Time.com, 2026. P. N.PAG 1 of 3

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Abstract

The article focuses on NASA's Artemis II mission, scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday evening. This mission will carry four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen—on a lunar fly-around, marking the first crewed moon trip in 53 years. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket will carry the crew, and the mission is expected to surpass Apollo 13's record for the farthest distance traveled by humans from Earth at 248,655 miles. The launch window is set to begin at 6:24 p.m. EDT. [Extracted from the article]

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  • Source:Time.com. 2026/04, pN.PAG
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:2476-2679
  • Accession Number:192696193
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