NASA's Artemis II blasts off for historic mission to moon
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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
NASA started the countdown clock for Artemis II while SpaceX lined up another launch with a record-setting booster.
Live coverage of NASA’s Artemis II launch with liftoff targeting 6:24 p.m. The mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day, lunar fly by, marking the first humans to return to deep space since 1972.