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A manned NASA rocket is headed to the moon. There are questions on its safety.

Artemis II is scheduled to blast off this week, but a former astronaut and heat-shield expert has major concerns.

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Moon rocket and weather are on NASA's side for the first astronaut launch in decades

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10 days in space: How the Artemis II rocket will get NASA astronauts to the moon and back

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Looking back at NASA’s moon missions ahead of Artemis II launch

NASA is set to launch astronauts around the moon for the first time in 50 years.

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Planning to follow NASA’s moon mission launch? Here’s what to watch for

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Live / NASA launches Artemis II rocket on mission to the moon

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Nasa gives final briefing before Artemis II Moon mission launch

The crew will be the first people to fly in the SLS and Orion as they travel around the Moon.

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Countdown to NASA’s historic Artemis II launch

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NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission

NASA is leading the way to the Moon, but the military won’t be far behind

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida — The US military has always been part of NASA’s human spaceflight program. The first astronauts were nearly all military pilots, and two of the four crew members set to fly around the Moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission were Navy test pilots before joining the astronaut corps.

How the engines of the Artemis II rocket flew on NASA's space shuttle

NASA's Artemis II mission will launch with SLS rocket engines that have flown multiple times on past space shuttle missions. Here's their story.

NASA aims to establish presence on the moon

NASA plans to expand its lunar presence as Artemis II prepares to launch Wednesday evening, sending astronauts on a journey around the moon.