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NASA kicks off new Moon programme with Artemis I flight test

DPA LIFE
Published November 16,2022
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US space agency NASA has launched the unmanned Artemis I flight test to the Moon following multiple delays.

NASA's Space Launch System rocket, carrying the uncrewed Orion spacecraft lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 am (0647 GMT), after delays due to technical issues and adverse weather conditions.

"We are going," NASA tweeted. "Artemis I begins a new chapter in human lunar exploration."