On Wednesday, the world watched as NASA’s Artemis II mission lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Artemis II is NASA’s first crewed mission to orbit the Moon since Apollo, marking a major milestone in the agency’s return to lunar exploration.

This afternoon, as part of the Artemis II mission, a 322-foot rocket is set to lift off, sending a crew of Americans and a Canadian on a 10-day journey around the moon and back. No landing this time, but they’ll push farther from Earth than any humans ever have.

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NASA’s Artemis II mission has officially launched, marking humanity’s return to deep space for the first time in over 50 years. Launched on April 1, 2026, from Kennedy Space Center, this milestone mission sends astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a 10-day journey to orbit the Moon,

Artemis II successfully launched into Earth’s orbit from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Wednesday, marking the crucial first step in mankind’s historic return to deep space and the moon. A crew of four astronauts,

Laurie Leshin, professor with ASU’s School of Earth and Space Exploration, spoke about how the Artemis II launch brings NASA one step closer to sending people to the moon again.

About 75 space fans gathered at U of A’s Flandrau Science Center to watch the Artemis launch. Flandrau projected NASA’s video feed in the Center’s planetarium.

Former NASA chief of staff Bale Dalton talks about the work that went into the Artemis mission plan and what to watch for on the journey.

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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman says answering the question of alien life is inherent in all space exploration, and the odds of finding evidence at some point that suggests we’re not alone is “pretty high.