Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit

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DW - Top Stories 2 days ago • dw.com

Artemis II astronauts leave Earth's orbit, rocket towards moon

Artemis II astronauts have officially begun their journey to the moon after conducting a successful thruster firing. Humans are set to fly around the moon for the first time in over 50 years.

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The Guardian - Science 2 days ago • theguardian.com

Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit

Spacecraft’s engine fired up for six minutes to propell astronauts on their three-day voyage towards Earth’s natural satelliteThe four Artemis astronauts fired up their spacecraft’s engine to break away from Earth’s orbi…

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