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NASA Launches Artemis II Astronauts Around the Moon

NASA's Artemis II mission has launched four astronauts around the moon and back, marking humanity's first crewed lunar voyage in 53 years and the first test flight of NASA's Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) with people on board. Five minutes into the flight, Commander Reid Wiseman saw the team's target: "We have a beautiful moonrise, we're headed right at it," he said from the capsule. The Associated Press reports: Artemis II set sail from the same Florida launch site that sent Apollo's explorers to the moon so long ago. The handful still alive cheered this next generation's grand adventure as the Space Launch System rocket thundered into the early evening sky, a nearly full moon beckoning some 248,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) away. Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman led the charge into space with "Let's go to the moon!" accompanied by pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canada's Jeremy Hansen. It was the most diverse lunar crew ever with the first woman, person of color and non-U.S. citizen riding in NASA's new Orion capsule. Carrying three Americans and one Canadian, the 32-story rocket rose from NASA's Kennedy Space Center where tens of thousands gathered to witness the dawn of this new era. Crowds also jammed the surrounding roads and beaches, reminiscent of the Apollo moonshots in the 1960s and '70s. It is NASA's biggest step yet toward establishing a permanent lunar presence. Visit NASA's Artemis II Launch Day blog for the latest updates. Developing...

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Pourquoi n’est-on pas retourné sur la Lune depuis 1972 ?

Le 14 décembre 1972, les astronautes de la mission Apollo 17 ont quitté la Lune. Depuis, plus aucun humain n'a foulé le sol du satellite de la Terre. Malgré l'enthousiasme suscité en 1969, personne n'est retourné sur la Lune en plus de 50 ans. Le programme Artémis, dont la première mission habitée s'apprête à décoller, pourrait changer cela.

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Artémis II : que se passe-t-il s’il y a un pépin juste avant le départ de la fusée SLS ?

Artémis II SLS

La NASA fait son possible pour que la mission Artémis II puisse avoir lieu dans la nuit du 1ᵉʳ au 2 avril 2026, mais un souci peut toujours advenir pendant les derniers instants du compte à rebours. L'agence spatiale américaine dispose cependant de plusieurs options qui lui laissent des marges de manœuvre.

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