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NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, Orion spacecraft and the launch bridge at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on March 31, 2026.
Fifty-four years after the last Apollo mission to the moon, NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is set to return. The Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday afternoon. The four-person crew, made up of American and Canadian astronauts, will be 250,000 miles from Earth at its furthest point on the journey into lunar orbit. This is everything you need to know about NASA’s mission, its dreams for a future lunar base, and this new era of space exploration.
How to watch the Artemis II moon launch
Takeoff is scheduled for Wednesday at 6:24 PM ET / 3:24 PM PT From NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Delays are common during launches, especially due to weather, so we’ll keep this story updated if the liftoff time changes.
You can watch the live broadcast on YouTube NASA, Official website And social media accounts. If you’re looking for coverage in Spanish, check it out NASA Spanish YouTube channel.
Here are all the ways you can continue the Artemis II mission.
What to expect from this mission to the moon
The Artemis 2 mission is designed to orbit the Moon in a 10-day journey. Astronauts will not land on the moon’s surface on this trip, but they will test the system’s life support systems for the first time, according to NASA. This mission also paves the way for future Artemis missions, including Artemis IV, scheduled for 2028, which is supposed to return humans to the moon.
We’ll stay up to date with the latest Artemis II news, so check back here today and throughout the week for updates.