Cape Canaveral, United States of America. 01 April, 2026. NASA Kennedy Space Center Director, Janet Petro, left, and Lockheed Martin Vice President of the Lunar Exploration Campaign, Kirk Shireman, speak after watching the launch of Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft at Firing Room 2 of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center, at Kennedy Space Center, April 1, 2026 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Artemis II Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft successfully lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center carrying four astronauts on a ten-day journey around th

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