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Artemis II has finally launched!



The spacecraft is now on its way to swing around the Moon; the first crewed mission to do so in over 50 years. But why has it been so hard to get the mission off the ground? In this video, we’ll find out why Artemis got stuck on the launchpad since February, and what it’s going to do next.



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0:00 Artemis II
3:10 Rehearsal Failure 1
4:09 Rehearsal Failure 2
5:16 Out of Practice
6:29 Worth the Risk?
7:47 Artemis I
9:36 Re-entry Plan
10:36 Moon Landing Cancelled
14:18 Artemis IV
17:19 Designer Spacesuits
18:44 The New Space Race



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References:
“Artemis I Mission Overview”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/artemis1
“The Apollo Program”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/apollo
“Artemis II Mission Overview”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/artemis2
“Moon Mission Delayed Due to Fuel Issue”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/fueldelay
“NASA Eyes Next Wet Dress Rehearsal for Artemis II”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/wetdress
“NASA Identifies Cause of Artemis I Orion Heat Shield Char Loss”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/artshield
“Moon to Mars Architecture”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/moonmars
“Artemis III Won’t Land on the Moon?”, via skyatnightmagazine.com https://astrumspace.info/artemis3
“Why the Lunar South Polar Region?”, via lpi.usra.edu https://astrumspace.info/moonsouth
“The Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit”, via axiomspace.com https://astrumspace.info/axiomsuit



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Credits:
Writer: Poppy Pinnock
Video Editor: Alexandre Nowakowski
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan



With special thanks to:
NASA/ESO/ESA



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