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The massive Artemis I rocket atop a mobile launch platform en route to Launch Pad 39B from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP
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Nasa's massive new rocket began its first journey to a launchpad ahead of a battery of tests. AFP
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Nasa employees are seen on the stairs outside of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Centre, Florida. AFP
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Nasa's Space Launch System rocket. AFP
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Nasa's Space Launch System rocket. AFP
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Invited guests and Nasa employees take photos as Nasa's Space Launch System rocket is rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building for the first time. AFP
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Nasa’s Space Launch System rocket. AFP
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The Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard. AP Photo
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The Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. AP Photo
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A crowd looks on as the massive Artemis I rocket is ferried to Launch Pad 39B from the Kennedy Space Centre. AFP
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The massive Artemis I rocket atop a mobile launch platform en route to Launch Pad 39B from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP
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Nasa's massive new rocket began its first journey to a launchpad ahead of a battery of tests. AFP
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Nasa employees are seen on the stairs outside of the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Centre, Florida. AFP
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Nasa's Space Launch System rocket. AFP
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Nasa's Space Launch System rocket. AFP
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Invited guests and Nasa employees take photos as Nasa's Space Launch System rocket is rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building for the first time. AFP
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Nasa’s Space Launch System rocket. AFP
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The Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard. AP Photo
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The Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. AP Photo
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A crowd looks on as the massive Artemis I rocket is ferried to Launch Pad 39B from the Kennedy Space Centre. AFP
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Artemis 1: five experiments planned for Nasa's test flight to the Moon
Science and tech payloads on the uncrewed flight will search for water ice and the 'world's smallest lander' will attempt to touchdown on lunar surface
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