The Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 6:35 p.m. local time. The Artemis II mission represents a historic moment – the first crewed flight to the Moon in more than fifty years since the last mission of the Apollo program. On board are four astronauts who, during the ten-day flight, will orbit the Moon and safely return to Earth. startitup.sk ↗ interez.sk ↗
The crew is not intended to land on the lunar surface; their primary goal is to orbit the Moon and test the critical systems of the Orion spacecraft. These tests are crucial for future missions that are meant to lead to humans landing on the Moon and to their long-term presence there. The astronauts are safe and in good spirits during the mission. Before launch, Kennedy Space Center staff fueled the super heavy-lift rocket, which is one of the most powerful in the history of space exploration. hnonline.sk ↗ vat.pravda.sk ↗
The long-term vision of the Artemis program is to enable a permanent human presence on the Moon and to gradually move toward crewed flights to Mars. The Artemis II mission therefore represents a key step in the future of human space exploration. After more than half a century, humanity is once again venturing into deep space, thereby pushing past new limits of its physical and technical capabilities. vedanadosah.cvtisr.sk ↗ vat.pravda.sk ↗
NASA sent a crew to the Moon, first crewed flight in fifty years takes place
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NASA úspešne vypustila Artemis II k Mesiacu na palube superťažkej rakety
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| 06:01 02.04.
Raketa SLS s misiou Artemis II úspešne odštartovala k Mesiacu
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| 06:00 02.04.
NAŽIVO: Artemis 2 zamieri k Mesiacu. NASA pred štartom dopĺňa palivo do rakety SLS
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| 20:55 01.04.
NASA začala dopĺňať palivo do superťažkej nosnej rakety pred štartom misie Artemis 2 k Mesiacu
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| 20:46 01.04.
Odpočítavanie sa začalo: Raketa s posádkou sa chystá na cestu k Mesiacu, naplnili ju miliónmi litrami paliva
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| 19:40 01.04.
Odpočítavanie sa začalo, raketu SLS plnia palivom. Astronauti NASA sa po vyše polstoročí vrátia na Mesiac
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| 19:28 01.04.
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