NASA confirms Artemis II launched successfully from Kennedy Space Center, sending four astronauts on a planned lunar flyby and marking the first crewed mission beyond low Earth orbit in over 50 years.
For the first time in over 50 years, humans are Moonbound.
NASA’s Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft lifted off from the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending four astronauts on a planned test flight around the Moon
Moonbound. The Artemis II mission lifted off from @NASAKennedy's Launch Complex 39B today at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC).
LIFTOFF of #Artemis II on 1 April 23:35 BST/ 00:35 CEST 2 April 2026 from @NASAKennedy, carrying the second NASA Orion spacecraft with its ESA European Service Module!
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