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NASA's Artemis II mission is now going ahead. It's due to take off this Wednesday with the four astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen. It is due to orbit the moon and return.

This signals a new Space Race era, largely with the Chinese programs who may yet put the first woman on the moon. The problem NASA faces is having to re-negotiate it's budget on an annual basis, so this mission requires success,

Launch can be watched in the link above. ]]> Space Flight samsdice https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131101-Artemis-II-launch-Go-For-Burn