NASA's first lunar lander in 50 years lifts off
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The new Vulcan Centaur rocket, carrying a NASA lunar lander, has taken off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. If the mission continues to be a success, it will be the first commercial venture to land on the Moon and the first lunar landing by the US since the Apollo mission in 1972. The credit for the rocket goes to aerospace and defense company United Launch Alliance (ULA)—a collaboration between Boeing and Lockheed Martin.