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NASA moves moon rocket to launch pad

NASA rolled out an 11 million-pound moon rocket in preparation for astronauts' launch

NASA moved a 322-foot-tall rocket out to the launchpad on Saturday, a key step as the agency prepares for a long-awaited mission to send four astronauts around the moon.

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Artemis 2 rocket rollout latest news: Giant NASA moon rocket arrives at launch pad

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NASA moves Artemis II rocket to launchpad ahead of mission to the moon

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Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad for Artemis II mission

Nasa's mega rocket has been moved to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, as the final preparations get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

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NASA preparing first mission around the moon since 1970s

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Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight

Thousands of space centre workers and their families gathered in the pre-dawn chill to witness the long-awaited event, delayed for years.

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NASA inches closer to moon rocket launch

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'We're ready to go,' Nasa crew say as rocket inches closer to launch pad

Managers on alert for “launch fever” as pressure builds for NASA’s Moon mission

The crawler carrying the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft was built 60 years ago to haul NASA’s Saturn V rockets, then kept around for the Space Shuttle Program. Now, the vehicle is back to its original purpose of positioning Moon-bound rockets on their launch pads.

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NASA eyes pivotal 2026 with Artemis II moon mission, new telescope and leadership changes

NASA employees are seeking more stability in 2026 as they prepare to send humans around the moon and hope to launch a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. Next year could bring two flagship missions, more clarity on the fate of space shuttle Discovery ...

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Space shuttle Discovery is headed to Houston. The Smithsonian and NASA say it may have to be sent in pieces

A memo sent by the Smithsonian said transporting Discovery could swell in price and result in irreparable damage to the space shuttle. On paper, it reads like a riddle: How do you transport a 120-foot, 80-ton rocket from Washington to Houston? One piece at ...

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SpectrUM Discovery Area, NASA launch statewide library telescope program

A collaboration between the Missoula Public Library's spectrUM Discovery Area and NASA is bringing 124 new telescopes to public and tribal college libraries across the state.

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NASA chief Jared Isaacman says Texas may get a moonship, not space shuttle Discovery

An Artemis Orion capsule could take space shuttle Discovery's place in Houston, NASA's new chief says. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

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NASA chief says Texas could land a moonship instead of getting Discovery

NASA’s new administrator has floated a striking compromise in a long running fight over where the retired shuttle Discovery should live. Instead of uprooting the orbiter from the Smithsonian, he is signaling that Texas could receive a future lunar ...