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NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission It's humanity's first flight to the moon since 1972. In a throwback to Apollo, NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. They'll hurtle several thousand miles beyond the moon, hang a U-turn and then come straight back. No circling around the moon, no stopping for a moonwalk—just a quick out-and-back lasting less than 10 days. NASA promises more boot prints in the gray lunar dust, but not before a couple practice missions. The upcoming test flight by Artemis astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen is the first step in settling the moon this time around. Here's a snapshot of the Artemis II mission. Source:Phys.org Artemis II will be launching from Florida on April 1st at 22:24 UTC. Watch on NASA's broadcast and follow for updates on launch day. @EverythingScience