NASA gives Artemis II mission update
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USA Today will begin live streaming the Artemis II moon mission and launch beginning at 9 a.m. April 1. The trajectory for Artemis II will be toward the east after it launches from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral. NASA's graphic shows where where the rocket could be visible at various times after the launch.
As launch time approaches for NASA's first moonshot in more than half a century, anticipation is building for the Artemis II mission. Here's how to watch today's liftoff.
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.
These aren’t official photos of the moon from the Artemis II mission. A NASA spokesperson said the only official images from the mission are published on NASA.gov. PolitiFact found that some of the images were taken from Earth and edited by independent photographers.