Launch date, astronauts and why NASA is returning to moon
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We're just a few days from the Full Moon.
Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
NASA's Artemis II mission will take the crew further than humans have ever ventured in space before. After a liquid hydrogen leak during a practice launch forced the agency to delay the operation, the space agency is now aiming for a launch window of 1-6 April.
NASA has plans for the moon it seems, big plans, and the agency looks to accomplish its goals by investing $20 billion to establish a permanent lunar base.
The king of the planets meets a waxing half moon at sunset on March 26.
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April's full moon, known as the Pink Moon, determines the dates of Passover and Easter. This year, it rises on April 1.
For a few hours each lunar day, the radiation environment near the moon quietly shifts. Measurements now suggest that parts of the moon’s orbit pass through a region where harmful cosmic radiation