
NASA sets launch dates for its return to the moon with giant, new rocket
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NASA is shooting for a late August launch of its giant, new moon rocket. Wednesday's announcement came on the 53rd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
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"It's a special day, the anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing 53 years ago. It's really great to talk about this test flight to begin our Artemis program to go back to the moon," said NASA's James Free, associate administrator for Exploration Systems Development.
The much-anticipated flight will be the first launch of the agency’s massive Space Launch System rocket and NASA's continued campaign to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since the last Apollo mission in 1972.