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Artemis II successfully launches for historic Moon mission

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A rocket launches straight up with a bright flame and tall white smoke plume, against a blue sky. To the right, the American flag and an Artemis flag flap on a tall pole.

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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