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Publication Date: January 16, 2026 - 20:52

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NASA readies for historic Artemis II flight around the moon

January 16, 2026

NASA’s Artemis II mission is about to take its first step toward the moon.

This week, officials with the U.S. space agency announced the rocket that was built to send Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and three U.S. crewmates on an historic flight around the lunar far side and back will be rolled out to its launch site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida starting Saturday morning at 7:00 a.m. ET.



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