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Rocket Blasts Off on Amazing Journey to the Moon!

Tuesday 7 April 2026 Newsround (BBC)
Rocket Blasts Off on Amazing Journey to the Moon!

Photo: Tsuyoshi Kozu / Unsplash

A giant rocket called Artemis II just shot into the sky and is now zooming around Earth before heading to the Moon! This spacecraft is going to travel further away from Earth than any human has ever gone before, which means the astronauts on board will break a super cool record. Imagine floating in space farther away than anyone in history—how amazing would that be?
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