The countdown clock for a Wednesday launch attempt of NASA’s Artemis II mission began ticking at 4:44 p.m. Monday at Kennedy Space Center. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket using a fleet-leading booster for

Artemis II is preparing for launch from the Kennedy Space Center, where the rocket will carry the Orion spacecraft for a second time, on its journey around the moon – an update to the original plan, which put astronauts on the surface.

Live updates for NASA’s Artemis II launch with liftoff targeting 6:24 p.m. The mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day, lunar fly by mission.

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The countdown to the Artemis II launch has begun! When is Artemis II launching? What time is takeoff? Who are the astronauts? Here's how to watch the livestream.