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Artemis II successfully launches for historic Moon mission

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NASA's Artemis II Moon mission successfully launched from Florida's John F. Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday afternoon at 6:35pm ET.Why it matters: Artemis II's planned crewed lunar flyby is set to mark the closest humanity has come to the Moon since the Apollo days.It's also a key step towards NASA's grand ambition to return human boots to lunar soil,…

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