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Mississippi’s role in NASA’s Artemis II mission

NASA’s Stennis Space Center, located along Mississippi’s Gulf Coast, is the agency’s rocket-testing facility that has played a key role in space exploration beyond the stars.

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NASA's Artemis II SLS rocket rolls out to KSC pad ahead of moon mission

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NASA’s SLS Artemis moon rocket is among largest in world. How big is it?

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Artemis astronauts regain contact with NASA's mission control: 'Great to hear from Earth again'

The four astronauts carrying out NASA's first lunar flyby in more than half-a-century were sending back detailed observations of the Moon after traveling further from Earth than any human before.

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Artemis II tracker. Live updates as astronauts start trek back to Earth

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‘Sights that no human has ever seen’: Artemis II crew bound for Earth after lunar fly-by and solar eclipse

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Live Updates: Artemis II Begins Return to Earth After Swinging Around Moon’s Far Side

During their interlude in silence, the astronauts reached their greatest distance from Earth, 252,756 miles.

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Artemis II astronauts break record for farthest human travel from Earth

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Highlights: Artemis II astronauts circle the moon on record-breaking NASA mission

NASA's powerful Artemis II moon rocket liftoff. How will launch unfold?

NASA's Artemis II rocket will launch from the Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts around the moon. Here's what to expect during liftoff.

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NASA's most powerful rocket faces its most demanding test yet

NASA prepares Artemis II, the first crewed flight of SLS, to orbit the Moon and test Orion spacecraft systems.

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Artemis III to test docking in low-Earth orbit before NASA returns astronauts to the lunar surface

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft roll back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA’s giant moon rocket ready for Florida Artemis 2 launch. What to know

NASA's Space Launch System rocket for the Artemis moon mission is one of the largest ever. Here's how it compares to Starship, Saturn V and more.

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

Everything seems to be going NASA's way as the countdown proceeds for the Artemis II moon mission to launch on Wednesday. (AP Photo)

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NASA to roll its moon rocket back to the launchpad after repairs, aiming for April 1 liftoff

NASA plans to roll its huge moon rocket back to the launchpad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday evening, setting the stage for four astronauts’ much-anticipated journey around the moon. The 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket, topped ...

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NASA rocket photos ahead of Artemis launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida

4 NASA astronauts will venture around the moon during a 10-day flight to help pave the way for future human lunar exploration missions. Rocket launches in Florida occur at NASA's Kennedy Space Center or nearby Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA's SLS ...

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Rocket Report: Russia reopens gateway to ISS; Cape Canaveral hosts missile test

NASA announces nuclear rocket demo. NASA’s announcement Tuesday that it will “pause” work on a lunar space station and focus on building a surface base on the Moon was no big surprise to anyone paying attention to the Trump administration’s space policy.