Why NASA Is Spending Billions to Get Back to the Moon

By BloombergMar 30, 2026, 4:33 PM

NASA plans on launching the Artemis II mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Wednesday. Four astronauts will travel in an Orion capsule into orbit and then slingshot past the moon. Bloomberg's Loren Grush is at Kennedy Space Center with more.

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Why NASA Is Spending Billions to Get Back to the Moon

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