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Monday, August 29, weather permitting, NASA will launch the most powerful rocket in the world which will place an unmanned capsule in lunar orbit. The mission is called Artemis.
Space Launch is one of the most powerful rockets ever built. It measures 98 m, a tower of 30 floors. In a few hours, it will take off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (United States) to reach the Moon. PMore than 200,000 visitors travel to Florida to attend the event. Americans are proud and shop as a souvenir of the event.
The mission takes place 50 years after the first steps ofArmstrong and marks the return of humans to the Moon. Monday August 29, first step with a flight without an astronaut to test the technology. The rocket will propel a capsule that will circle the Moon. Second stage from 2024, with a manned flight. A new space station will then be installed in orbit. Finally, from 2025, astronauts will land on the Moon for a week. Among the crew, there will be a woman.
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