50 years after Apollo, NASA's most powerful rocket launches on the Artemis mission

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Early on Wednesday, NASA's new moon rocket launched on its first mission with three test dummies on board.

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An empty crew capsule will be launched by the rocket into a broad orbit around the moon, where it will remain until December when it will splash down in the Pacific.

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With 8.8 million pounds (4 million kilograms) of thrust, the Space Launch System rocket roared skyward from the Kennedy Space Center, reaching 100 mph (160 kph) in a matter of seconds.

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The rocket's frustrating fuel leaks kept it bouncing between its hangar and the launch pad for almost three months before the moonshot.

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The rocket maintained its position outside as Nicole passed by last week with gusts of over 80 mph.

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Managers approved the launch even though the wind tore away a 10-foot (3-meter) strip of caulking that was located close to the capsule.

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NASA anticipated 15,000 people to congest the launch site, and thousands more to line the streets and beaches outside the gates.

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Additionally, crowds gathered in front of NASA facilities in Huntsville, Alabama, and Houston to view the spectacle on huge screens.

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