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Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth

NASA's Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth in the decades since Apollo.

Artemis II astronauts rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth
Image: Phys.org
NASA's Artemis II astronauts fired their engines and blazed toward the moon Thursday night, breaking free of the chains that have trapped humanity in shallow laps around Earth in the decades since Apollo.

Originally published at Phys.org

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