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NASA has rolled out its towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft, as it begins preparations for its first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

The manoeuvre took up to 12 hours and will allow the US space agency to begin a string of tests for the Artemis 2 mission, which could blast off as early as 6 February.

The immense orange-and-white Space Launch System rocket an

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