NASA plans to make history today (April 1) with the launch of Artemis 2, the first crewed moon mission since Apollo 17 in 1972.

The Artemis II crew during a suit-up and walkout at the Kennedy Space Center in August 2025. (NASA/Kim Shiflett) After years of careful preparation and testing, NASA is finally about to send a crew of astronauts to circle the Moon.

NASA's Artemis II rocket will launch from the Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts around the moon. Here's what to expect during liftoff.

Artemis II mission is set to launch at 6:24 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center. The mission will send a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon, marking a historic return to deep space in over 50 years.

NASA is poised to launch four astronauts on a historic nine-day trip around the moon and back. Here's everything to know about the Artemis II mission.

NASA teams have given the 'go' for the Artemis II launch, with liftoff targeted for as soon as April 1.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - NASA astronaut Christina Hammock Koch, a Grand Rapids native, is launching to the moon today. Koch will be part of the Artemis II crew, set to launch for the moon at 6:24 p.m. today.

NASA is a “go” for its upcoming Artemis II moon mission. The countdown to liftoff began at 4:44 P.M. Eastern time, said Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA’s launch director for the mission, at a press conference on Monday.

Live coverage for NASA's Artemis II mission is underway. The mission aims to send humans to the moon for the first time in a half-century.

A giant rocket’s tower of flame lifted three Americans and one Canadian at 6:35 p.m. Eastern on the first crewed journey that will go around the moon since 1972.