Artemis II launches, sending NASA astronauts on historic mission around the moon

Four astronauts lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, kicking off NASA's Artemis II mission to the moon. Tony Dokoupil, Mark Strassmann, Bill Harwood and Rob Marciano have more.

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