Artemis II launch: crowds gather for glimpse of historic Nasa moon mission
Fully crewed rocket will head to moon from Florida – first time since 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s space coast, up to 400,000 people packed on beaches and causeways will look to the heavens on Wednesday to witness a fiery spectacle not seen in almost 54 years: a fully crewed Nasa rocket heading back to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if weather and any late technical gremlins grant their consen
Mass of spectators cheers dazzling Florida launch as astronauts head to moon for first time in almost 54 years
This Artemis moon mission is a truly unifying international project, one of the few we have left
Nasa’s moon rocket Artemis II launched on Wednesday evening, carrying astronauts to the moon for the first time in almost 54 years.
The rocket is now orbiting Earth and will continue to do so until Thursday, when the translunar injection burn will take place and send it on the rest of its 240,000-mile journey to the moon. Inside the Orion capsule, the four astronauts onboard immediately began tasks to assess how the spacecraft handled the 17,500mph ascent to orbit.
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