Artemis II, NASA's most daring mission in generations, launches to the Moon
The engines and boosters collectively generated 8.8 million pounds of thrust, outclassing NASA’s Saturn V rocket used for Apollo lunar missions. Astronauts last left the Moon in 1972, and no one has been back since.
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- If the mission goes according to plan, the astronauts will reach a distance of 252,799 miles (406,840 kilometers) from Earth on Monday, April 6, farther than anyone has ever traveled from our cosmic oasis. The engines and boosters collectively generated 8.8 million pounds of thrust, outclassing NASA’s Saturn V rocket used for Apollo lunar missions.Ars Technica