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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's Artemis II moon rocket reaches launch pad, prepares for first crewed lunar mission in 50 years

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Watch NASA roll huge Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Jan. 17

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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 preparing first mission around the moon since 1970s

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NASA's Artemis II mission clears big hurdle, rolling out to launchpad

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

The launch window for the Artemis II mission opens on February 6, with the rocket beginning its move towards the launchpad at the US space agency’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Saturday.

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

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NASA's Artemis II craft meets the launch pad ahead of crewed lunar orbit

The goal of the Artemis program is to eventually send Americans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, with the longer term goal of achieving missions to Mars. The launch of Artemis II follows the original Artemis launch, which sent a crewless craft into space in 2022.

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

NASA's giant new moon rocket is moved to the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in anticipation of the first manned lunar mission since Apollo, which may launch next month.

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Artemis 2 update: NASA to wheel historic, 11 million-pound rocket to the launch pad this weekend

Embarking from the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the 11 million-pound (5 million kilograms) stack will be transported at a speed of about 1 mph (1.6 km/h along a 4-mile (6.4 kilometers) route — a journey that will take up to 12 hours and be streamed live on NASA's Youtube channel.