From USA TODAY.

NASA hosts a news conference on the status of the Artemis II crewed mission around the Moon. The rocket’s launch will send four astronauts into space and is the first scheduled crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.

READ: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/03/12/nasa-artemis-launch-date-update/89100995007/

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