'We go for all humanity' - emotional moment as Artemis II blasts off
There was giddy euphoria at the Kennedy Space Center after the launch, writes the BBC's Pallab Ghosh.
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There was giddy euphoria at the Kennedy Space Center after the launch, writes the BBC's Pallab Ghosh.
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