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NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission: Launch to Splashdown Highlights

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Published: September 7, 2023

Artemis I launched from historic Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Nov. 16, 2022, and returned to Earth on Dec. 11, 2022 (on the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17 landing on the Moon). Check out this video for highlights from the mission.

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