Artemis, NASA and launch countdown
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NASA teams across the country have begun the launch countdown for the Artemis II mission around the moon. Here are some of the key milestones that takes place started at L-16 hours.
NASA Artemis II two-hour launch window opens at 6:24 pm ET Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Best places near Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch liftoff
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The countdown clock for a Wednesday launch attempt of NASA’s Artemis II mission began ticking at 4:44 p.m. Monday at Kennedy Space Center. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket using a fleet-leading booster for
NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts. After a day in orbit around Earth,
1. Artemis II involves a lunar fly-around by four astronauts. 2. Artemis III focuses on launching a lunar lander into orbit around Earth in 2027 for docking practice by astronauts flying in an Orion capsule. 3. Artemis IV aims to land astronauts on the moon in 2028.
NASA is counting down to the Artemis II rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center, with liftoff scheduled for around 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday.
NASA officials on Monday started the two-day countdown to the Artemis II mission launch, which will send a crew of four around the moon.
Four astronauts are set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a 10-day journey that will take them around the moon and back to Earth.
Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before today’s SpaceX Falcon 9 launch window opens.