Kennedy Space Center, United States, April 1, 2026 (AFP) - Astronauts blast off for historic US lunar journey

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2026-04-02

Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated journey around the Moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With an intense roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad the enormous orange-and-white rocket carried three Americans and one Canadian away from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at approximately 6:35 pm local time. NASA teams and spectators alike cheered on the spacecraft as it......

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