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Artemis II: NASA's High-Stakes Lunar Comeback
NASA's Artemis II mission stands on the brink of launch, promising historic milestones but shadowed by serious risks in humanity's return to the Moon after 54 years.

Picture this: a 322-foot behemoth rocket gleaming under Florida's sun, poised to hurl four astronauts toward the Moon for the first time since 1972. That's the scene at Kennedy Space Center right now, where NASA's Artemis II crew touched down Friday, kicking off the final countdown to what could be April 1 liftoff. According to CBS News, the team is gearing up for this crewed flyby—the true test of the Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion capsule with humans aboard.
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