NASA’s Moon Landing Is Still Years Out and Billions Over Budget

American astronauts last set foot on the moon in 1972. More than half a century later, NASA is preparing to take a big step toward returning.

As soon as April 1, the US space agency is expected to launch a mission called Artemis II from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. It will test the Space Launch System rocket, built by Boeing Co., and the Orion crew capsule, made by Lockheed Martin Corp., which together are taller than the Statue of Liberty. Four astronauts will pack into Orion for a trip around the moon and back.

Read more: Inside NASA’s Artemis II Mission to the Moon and Back

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