Artemis II Launch Sends Four Astronauts Around the Moon

Name: Artemis II Launch Sends Four Astronauts Around the Moon
Uploaded: 2026-04-02T05:26:33+00:00
Duration: 1 min 7 s
Description: A massive NASA rocket launched four astronauts—three Americans and one Canadian—from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission to fly around the Moon. The flight marks the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. Liftoff took place at approximately 6:35 pm local time.

A massive NASA rocket launched four astronauts—three Americans and one Canadian—from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a mission to fly around the Moon. The flight marks the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. Liftoff took place at approximately 6:35 pm local time.

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