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THE UK'S GOONHILLY EARTH STATION HAS STARTED TRACKING THE PATH OF NASA'S ARTEMIS 1

ASA's Artemis 1 mission successfully got underway on 16 November, with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket sending the uncrewed Orion capsule on its journey to the Moon. The mission is the first of a series that will culminate with the space agency aiming to put humanity back on the lunar surface for the first time

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