Cape Canaveral, United States of America. 01 April, 2026. NASA Kennedy Space Center Director, Janet Petro watches from the window of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center as the Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft blasts off from the 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 the moon and back. Credit: Aubrey Gemignani/NASA/Alamy Live News

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