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Why the Artemis II mission is exciting everyone so much

So much for journalistic objectivity. 

The BBC science editor covering the launch of Artemis II couldn’t contain her enthusiasm when the first plumes of smoke spread out from the launch pad.

“Oh, my goodness! Oh, my goodness!” she exclaimed, clapping like a schoolgirl. 

As the rocket lifted off, she got visibly emotional: “It’s not just what you see and you hear as the rocket lifts off. You can feel the force of it through your body. This is the most powerful rocket that NASA has ever built!” 

Rebecca Morelle can be forgiven for falling in love with the subject of her story.

A rocket launch is an awe-inspiring event — a controlled explosion hurling a gigantic projectile into the ether.

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There’s the sheer power, the unavoidable risk, the questing spirit.

A rocket feels and looks like the future, and there’s something very human about gazing into the sky in wonder.

NASA hasn’t been glamorous in decades.........

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