Artemis II astronauts rocket toward moon
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Artemis II successfully lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on April 1, the start of the crew's 10-day mission around the moon and back.
A Virtual Telescope Project livestream aims to track NASA's Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft — here's how to watch it as it travels through space.
Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen blasted off at 6:35 p.m. ET Wednesday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. They are the first people to launch toward the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972, more than 50 years ago.
NASA's Artemis 2 mission successfully launched on Wednesday, sending four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft to orbit the moon in a landmark test flight.
The mission will send four astronauts aboard the agency’s powerful Space Launch System rocket on a roughly 10‑day journey.
As Artemis II launches, NASA provides real-time tracking through website and app with augmented reality.
A giant rocket’s tower of flame lifted three Americans and one Canadian at 6:35 p.m. Eastern on the first crewed journey that will go around the moon since 1972.
Boeing's biggest role in Project Artemis could soon be obsolete.
Nasa returns to lunar exploration after five decades since the Apollo era. Follow this LIVE blog for the latest developments on the Artemis II mission.