WATCH: Humanity aims once more for the moon
Updated | By Mornings With Mack
NASA has levelled the arrow of exploration once more into the depths of space, and humanity is on its way to visiting our closest neighbour again.
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NASA has finally achieved launch of its biggest and most powerful rocket yet, which aims to take humanity further than ever before into the unknown of space.
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As part of the new 'Artemis' programme, the 32-story tall Space Launch System (SLS) took off from the Kennedy Space Center carrying the 'Orion' spaceship which will orbit the moon and return as a test for future flights.
The launch was viewed live by an estimated 100,000 people near the launch site, as well as countless others on a livestream. This was a momentous occasion because it was the first trip to the moon since the 'Apollo' era from 1969-1972.
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The 'Artemis' programme aims to have the first woman and first person of colour set their feet on lunar soil by the mid-2020s as a stepping stone to send humans on a more ambitious journey to Mars in the 2030s.
Watch the launch here:
Watch the build up to the launch below:
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