NASA Artemis II Launch live coverage: Four astronauts are set to lift off Wednesday on a journey around the moon — the first such mission in more than 50 years on April 1 at around 6:24 p.m, according to NASA. The crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — will be the first people to launch…
Key takeaways
Quick scan — what you need to know:
- NASA Artemis II Launch live coverage: Four astronauts are set to lift off Wednesday on a journey around the moon — the first such mission in more than 50 years on April 1 at around 6:24 p.m,…
- The crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — will be the first people to launch toward the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
- You can watch the live streaming on NASA+, NASA TV, YouTube and social media platforms of NASA.
Background
What led here, in plain terms:
- The crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — will be the first people to launch toward the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
- You can watch the live streaming on NASA+, NASA TV, YouTube and social media platforms of NASA.
Why it matters
Why readers and decision-makers should care:
- You can watch the live streaming on NASA+, NASA TV, YouTube and social media platforms of NASA.
- NASA Artemis II Launch live coverage: Four astronauts are set to lift off Wednesday on a journey around the moon — the first such mission in more than 50 years on April 1 at around 6:24 p.m,…
- The crew — NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen — will be the first people to launch toward the moon since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.