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NASA’s Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the moon. Here’s how the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will work.
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.
Excited for the first human moon mission in more than 50 years? Here's everything to know about how you can watch the Artemis II launch.
NASA's SLS moon rocket casts a striking silhouette against the rising sun ahead of the agency's Artemis 2 mission, currently scheduled for April 1.
What time is Artemis II launch at Kennedy Space Center? NASA SLS may be seen across most of Florida after liftoff. Did your city make visibility map?
Nearly all of Florida, including some of those who live in the Panhandle, and those in southern Georgia, may be able to see Artemis II lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on its way towards the moon – the first moon mission in some 50 years.
If the Artemis II lunar mission launches as scheduled Wednesday Huntsville-area residents will be able to watch it at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The Space & Rocket Center is hosting a community watch party in the Saturn V Hall.
Peggy Whitson, an Iowan, holds the record for the most days in space by a human being.
China targets 140 launches in 2026 amid commercial space surge China plans to conduct around 140 orbital launches this year, according to a commercial launch executive, marking a sharp acceleration in the country’s launch cadence.