NASA Launches Astronauts on First Moon Mission Since 1972
The Space Launch System rocket safely carried four astronauts into orbit, with the Orion spacecraft now set for a 10-day mission circling the moon before returning to Earth.
The crew consists of three American astronauts and one Canadian, tasked with testing critical systems essential for future human exploration of deep space.
The launch represents a major milestone for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the moon later this decade and eventually support missions farther into space.
US President Donald Trump praised NASA and the Artemis II crew following the launch. He said, “Let me begin by congratulating the team at NASA and our brave astronauts on the successful launch of Artemis II. It was quite something.”
The president emphasized the mission’s historic scope, noting that the spacecraft will venture further than any crewed rocket in history. He stated, “It will be traveling further than any manned rocket has ever flown and will very substantially pass the moon, go around it and come back home from a distance that has never been done before. It’s amazing.”
However, within hours of the launch, the crew reported a malfunction involving what may have been the most anticipated new feature of the Orion spacecraft: the onboard toilet.
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