Nasa rolls out rocket for first mission in decades to take crew around moon

Artemis II is going to take astronauts around the moon. Picture: AP

Nasa has begun rolling out a rocket in its mission to take astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

The launch window for the Artemis II mission opens on February 6, with the rocket beginning its move towards the launchpad at the US space agency’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida on Saturday.