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Artemis II lifts off, sends four astronauts toward Moon for first time since 1972

BENGALURU: At 3.35am Thursday (IST), a 322-foot rocket lit up the Florida sky and carried four astronauts beyond the reach of Earth's orbit -- the first humans to make that journey in 54 years.Nasa's Artemis II mission is now in flight, and the Moon is six days away.The SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft -- named "Integrity" by its crew -- lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center at 6:35 pm EDT on April 1. The twin solid rocket boosters ignited first, delivering more than 75% ...Read More >