Artemis II's Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft are ready to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Artemis II's astronauts are about to take off for a record-breaking flight around the moon, giving NASA a rare opportunity to study how deep spaceflight affects the human body.
After leaving Earth's protective magnetic field, the four-person crew will be more exposed to space weather — which includes high-energy eruptions of radiation from the sun, known as solar flares.
Patrick Pester is the trending news writer at Live Science. His work has appeared on other science websites, such as BBC Science Focus and Scientific American. Patrick retrained as a journalist after spending his early career working in zoos and wildlife conservation. He was awarded the Master's Excellence Scholarship to study at Cardiff University where he completed a master's degree in international journalism. He also has a second master's degree in biodiversity, evolution and conservation in action from Middlesex University London. When he isn't writing news, Patrick investigates the sale of human remains.
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