Artemis Shows It’s No Time To Be Moony

Apr 5, 2026 | 20:55 IST

As Artemis II sends four humans towards lunar orbit for the first time in 53 years, the question for New Delhi is no longer whether to dream big in space – but whether it is moving fast enough

At 3.54am Thurs, a 5.7-mn pound rocket punched through the Florida sky as Nasa’s Artemis II lifted off, carrying Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a ten-day mission around Moon and back.

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Artemis Shows It’s No Time To Be Moony

As Artemis II sends four humans towards lunar orbit for the first time in 53 years, the question for New Delhi is no longer whether to dream big in space – but whether it is moving fast enough

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Artemis Shows It’s No Time To Be Moony

As Artemis II sends four humans towards lunar orbit for the first time in 53 years, the question for New Delhi is no longer whether to dream big in space – but whether it is moving fast enough

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