The countdown for the first crewed lunar flight in more than 50 years is underway, NASA announced on Monday.
The onsite countdown clock started ticking down at 4:44 p.m. ET on Monday for the targeted launch of the Artemis II mission in just two days’ time. Read on for full details on how to watch a livestream of the liftoff.
Artemis II will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and will mark the first crewed launch of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft.
Aboard the Orion will be NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
Hansen is on his first space voyage, while the other members have all taken part in one mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
The crew will spend 10 days in space testing out the spacecraft’s systems while flying around
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