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NASA gives Artemis II crew the green light to head to the Moon
NASA gave the green light on Thursday to the astronauts of the Artemis II mission to head to the Moon and carry out the first manned lunar flyby in more than 50 years. AFP The four astronauts currently in Earth orbit will ignite the engines of the Orion capsule at 7:49 PM Eastern time (11:49 PM GMT) to take a trajectory towards the Earth's natural satellite.
TL;DR
- NASA has given the green light for the Artemis II mission astronauts to head to the Moon.
- This will be the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
- The four astronauts will ignite the Orion capsule's engines at 19:49 Eastern time (23:49 GMT).
- They will take a trajectory towards the Earth's natural satellite.