Live Coverage: NASA's Artemis II prepares for afternoon launch
By Seth Ratliff
Published on April 1, 2026.
The countdown has begun at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the historic Artemis II test flight, which is set to take place on Wednesday, April 1. The mission represents the first manned mission using the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft and aims to establish a long-term presence on the moon. The 10-day mission will test the spacecraft's life-support systems and travel far beyond the far-reaching reaches of the Earth.
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