Nasa to launch first crew-rated rocket to moon since 1972 | First Thing

Test flight part of plan to return humans to the moon - and eventually Mars. Plus, the people who can't stop daydreaming

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For the first time in 50 years, Nasa on Monday is planning to launch a rocket that can ferry humans to the moon.

How much will it cost? US taxpayers are expected to put up $93bn to finance the Artemis program. But in the days leading up to Monday's launch, Nasa administrators said that Americans would find the cost to be justified.

Having failed to overturn the 2020 vote, Trump and his loyalists are now strategically targeting positions that will play a critical role in supervising the next presidential election, turning many of the 27 secretary of state contests this year into expensive, partisan showdowns.