Artemis II Crew Begins Launch Countdown
NASA began countdowns March 30, 2026 for the Artemis II crewed lunar mission, with commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen slated to launch aboard an SLS rocket and Orion capsule on April 1. The nine-day flight will pass 4,100 miles above the lunar far side, cover nearly 700,000 miles and splash down off southern California on April 10, advancing plans for 2028 lunar landings.
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Same-day official NASA coverage reports the first crewed lunar mission in decades, giving high novelty and broad scope; credibility is strong due to NASA quotes and live launch planning. Relevance to data science audiences is low, so relevance scored zero, yielding a high-impact space news score (7.2) for general tech readers but limited DS applicability.
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