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NASA will launch the Artemis II mission on April 1, the first manned trip to the moon in 50 years

The US space agency's Artemis II mission was scheduled to depart in March, but was delayed. 

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Mission Artemis II on the launch platform.

After several delays, the United States Space Agency (NASA) plans to launch the Artemis II mission to the moon on April 1, in which case it will be the first manned trip to the moon in the last 50 years. 

NASA plans to move the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and the Orion ship to the 39B launch platform on March 19 to make final preparations for April 1. 

The Artemis II mission was scheduled to depart in March but was delayed , so NASA withdrew the SLS rocket and the Orion ship from the launch platform at the end of February. 

54 years after the end of the Apollo mission — the manned mission to the moon — man will return to the moon. 

The 10-day mission scheduled for April will involve four astronauts: Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialists Cristina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. 

However, we'll have to wait at least until 2028 for humans to step on the moon again. 

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