NASA launched the Artemis II mission, which will carry humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.

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.

Live updates from the Artemis II mission, which launched April 1 from Kennedy Space Center on a 10-day test flight around the moon.

“This image of NASA Mission Control makes me so happy," one man said online.

The best pictures from NASA’s Artemis II launch as four astronauts begin a historic journey around the moon after 53 years.

NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched Wednesday, April 1, from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sending America back to the moon for first time since 1972.

Artemis II is a test flight of the U.S. space agency's Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule. The mission follows Artemis I, the successful uncrewed inaugural voyage of the spacecraft in 2022.

As millions watched Artemis II lift off from Kennedy Space Center, USF scientists remained on the ground, capturing rare seismic and infrasound data—insights that inform launch impacts on Earth. USF researchers are no strangers to working with rocket launches.

The Artemis II launched into orbit Wednesday evening as NASA began its historic moon mission.

Crowds gathered near the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Wednesday to watch as NASA launched four astronauts on a 10-day journey that will go around the moon.

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