The Artemis II mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:35 MT/5:35 CT on Wednesday, April 1, carrying four astronauts away from the Earth and towards the moon on a spacecraft called Orion. The crew will have to travel some 244,000 miles (393,000 kilometers) away to reach the moon, which will take several days.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the classified USSF-44 mission for the US Space Force was prepped for launch at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Oct. 31, 2022. [Watch launch live](https://www.

As launch time approaches for NASA's first moonshot in more than half a century, anticipation is building for the Artemis II mission. Here's how to watch today's liftoff.

Four astronauts will launch on the Artemis II mission Wednesday, marking the first human trip around the moon in over 50 years.

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch four astronauts on a historic lunar journey. Here's how to watch a livestream of liftoff from Florida.

Meteorologists give Wednesday’s Artemis launch attempt from Kennedy Space Center an 80% chance of favorable weather.