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NASA says space mission on track for Wednesday launch, aiming to carry a crew to the moon for first time in 5 decades
By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space mission in decades and a major step toward returning humans to the lunar surface before China's first crewed landing.
The U.S. aims high with Artemis II, as China seeks to land by 2030.