The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II have embarked on a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F01%2Fscience%2Flive-news%2Fartemis-2-nasa-launch%3Fpost-id%3Dcmndbmfwt00003b6r3zj83da7">historic and risky lunar venture</a> that will mark the first time astronauts return to the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years.
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'Going for all humanity': Hear Artemis II crew's message prior to launch

The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II have embarked on a historic and risky lunar venture that will mark the first time astronauts return to the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years.

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The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II have embarked on a <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2026%2F04%2F01%2Fscience%2Flive-news%2Fartemis-2-nasa-launch%3Fpost-id%3Dcmndbmfwt00003b6r3zj83da7">historic and risky lunar venture</a> that will mark the first time astronauts return to the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years.
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'Going for all humanity': Hear Artemis II crew's message prior to launch
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(L/R) NASA astronaut commander Randy Bresnik, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA astronaut mission specialist Frank Rubio, and NASA astronaut mission specialist Andre Douglas speak during a press conference announcing the crew for the Artemis III mission at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, on June 9, 2026. The Italian Luca Parmitano will be the pilot of NASA's Artemis 3 voyage, the first European to join one of the program's missions. Parmitano, who will represent the European Space Agency, is one of four men named as crewmembers tasked with carrying out Artemis 3, which is targeting launch in late 2027. (Photo by RONALDO SCHEMIDT / AFP via Getty Images)
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