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NASA’s Artemis II rocket reaches launch pad

NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

NASA moved a 322-foot-tall rocket out to the launchpad on Saturday, a key step as the agency prepares for a long-awaited mission to send four astronauts around the moon.

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NASA rolls Artemis 2 rocket to the pad ahead of historic moon launch

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NASA’s new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February

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Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA delivers 11MILLION lbs rocket to launch pad as countdown to historic moon mission begins

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NASA preparing first mission around the moon since 1970s

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'We're ready to go,' Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman has previously told the press that his spacecraft will fly over large areas of the Moon that previous Apollo missions have never mapped

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NASA inches closer to moon rocket launch

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Rocket on the move ahead of first moon mission for more than 50 years

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Jan. 16, 2003: Space Shuttle Columbia's final launch

On Jan. 16, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia launched on its 28th mission, STS-107. NASA had five additional space shuttle missions planned for 2003, but STS-107 was the only one focused on scientific research;

Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission

The crawler carrying the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft was built 60 years ago to haul NASA’s Saturn V rockets, then kept around for the Space Shuttle Program. Now, the vehicle is back to its original purpose of positioning Moon-bound rockets on their launch pads.

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How did the Space Shuttle launch work?

Explore the intricate process of launching the Space Shuttle from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Why Elon Musk says saving for retirement will be 'irrelevant' in the next 20 years

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This Day in History: Nixon authorizes $5.5 million to launch space shuttle program

Exactly 54 years ago today on Jan. 4, 1972, President Richard Nixon signed a bill authorizing $5.5 million to develop a reusable space flight vehicle that came with a lower cost and could stay in orbit for longer.

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SpaceX’s market share in the commercial space launch industry: What investors need to know

The increasing number of commercial space launches and the upward trend in upmass serve as unmistakable signs of space industry growth. Space is a high-risk, high-reward industry, however. Space launches are expensive, and space companies often operate at a loss for years while developing their businesses.