NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years

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NASA begins a practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in more than 50 years
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NASA has begun a two-day practice countdown for its first moonshot with astronauts in 53 years.

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