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NASA prepares Artemis II rocket for moon launch

A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites

Robert Goddard, a Massachusetts-born physicist, launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket on this date 100 years ago.

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Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket rolls back to pad for possible April launch

NASA Hauls Its Repaired Moon Rocket From the Hangar Back to the Pad for an Early April Launch

Repaired Artemis II rocket returns to launch pad

The Artemis II rocket, which will send astronauts around the far side of the moon, is returning to the launch pad after an issue forced NASA to roll the rocket back for repairs last month.

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Nasa readies Artemis rocket for launch ahead of first Moon mission in 50 years

Astronauts try blasting off to moon after earlier problems

NASA's moon rocket vertical at Kennedy Space Center for Artemis 2

Teams worked for hours beginning early morning Friday, March 20 to slowly roll the towering Space Launch System rocket across a 4-mile span of the Kennedy Space Center.

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Artemis II rocket rolls out to KSC launch pad

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