WATCH LIVE: Artemis II to launch four astronauts to moon and back

By Molly Parks

Published April 1, 2026 5:30pm ET

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WATCH LIVE: Artemis II to launch four astronauts to moon and back — This photo provided by NASA shows the Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Jim Ross/NASA via AP)

NASA is set to launch its Artemis II rocket on Wednesday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, with a launch window opening no earlier than 6:24 p.m.

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