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

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

The countdown to launch of the Artemis II crew's flight around the moon begins Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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.

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.

After weeks of fuel leaks and other issues, NASA faced a trouble-free countdown Tuesday on the eve of astronauts’ first trip to the moon in more than half a century. NASA is shooting for the moon. A guide to the Artemis II mission NASA begins the countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years Apollo’s impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA’s return to the moon with Artemis II launch Meet the Artemis crew in NASA’s 1st astronaut moon mission in more than a half-century He suddenly couldn’t speak in space.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years.

The glimpses from NASA's Artemis II mission capture a historic moment -- preparations for humanity's return to the Moon for the first time since the Apollo 17 Moon landing in 1972.

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