CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA is taking extra steps to minimize risk as Artemis II prepares to send four astronauts farther and faster than any humans have gone before.
The 10-day mission around the Moon will test Orion’s systems, including life support.
Crew training has covered every stage, from launch to landing, and retired NASA astronaut Doug Hurley calls it a long-awaited milestone in humanity’s return to deep space.
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