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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- NASA's new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight Monday, despite a series of lightning strikes

NASAs new moon rocket remained on track to blast off on a crucial test flight Monday, despite a series of lightning strikes at the launch pad. The 98-metre Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA. Its poised to send an empty crew capsule into lunar orbit, a half-century after NASAs Apollo program, which landed 12 astronauts on the moon.

Launch teams at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida spent a final full day of preparations ahead of Mondays planned liftoff of NASAs giant next-generation rocket on its debut test flight, kicking

The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket is the most powerful ever built by NASA.

Astronauts could return to the moon in a few years, if this six-week test flight goes well.

Despite lightning strikes at the Artemis launch pad Saturday, Monday's mission is still on track.

NASA is sending an uncrewed spacecraft to circle the moon and return to Earth. It's set to launch Monday, despite thunderstorms over the weekend.

Though the risks are high, if this test flight goes well, astronauts could return to the moon in a few years.

For the first time in 50 years, a spacecraft is preparing to launch on a journey to the moon.

For the first time in 50 years, a spacecraft is preparing to launch on a journey to the moon.