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NASAs Artemis II mission, the first crewed trip around the moon since 1972, is set to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen will embark on a ten-day journey aboard the Orion spacecraft atop the Space Launch System rocket. The mission aims to test technology for future moon landings and push humans farther from Earth than ever before. The crew, including Hansen who has waited since 2009 for his chance at space, expressed excitement and emotion before heading to the pad. The first launch window is from 6:24 p.m. to 8:24 p.m. Eastern Time today, with backup slots running every night through Monday.

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