India, March 13 -- Washington DC [US], March 13 (ANI) US space agency NASA has said that it has set a potential date to launch its Artemis 2 rocket mission to the moon in April, which will see astronauts fly around the Moon for the first time in over 50 years.

NASA teams have polled 'go' to proceed toward Artemis 2's lift off attempt on April 1 and are targeting a March 19 date to roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad 39 B at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, the space agency said in a statement on March 12.

"We have also added Thursday, April 2 as a potential launch date for Artemis 2," it added on the backup opportunity.

It will launch NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Chris...