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NASA's Artemis Rocket And Orion Spacecraft Rolled Out To Launchpad

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1, 2026. People watch from the Press Site. The 10-day mission will take NASA astronauts Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, around the moon and back. The astronauts are set to travel 230,000 miles into space, the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth. (Photo by Mauricio Paiz/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13527554
Date Taken	1 April 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Mauricio Paiz/NurPhoto
Category	Science and Technology
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Mauricio Paiz/NurPhoto

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