Moon rocket carrying Japan lander blasts off for uncrewed flight

An uncrewed U.S. spacecraft was successfully put on course to fly around the Moon and return to Earth after being launched by NASA's megarocket on Wednesday, as the U.S. space agency aims for future flights with astronauts under the Artemis lunar exploration project.The Orion spacecraft, mounted atop the rocket along with mini devices including a Japanese lunar lander, was successfully separated from the vehicle after the 1:47 a.m. liftoff from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to NASA.Bill Nelson, administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, told a press con…READ FULL ARTICLE