NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years
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This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Jim Ross/NASA via AP)FILE - NASA's new rocket Artemis II sits on Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
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This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Jim Ross/NASA via AP)