The countdown is on for the historic Artemis II moon mission launch.
Four astronauts are set to lift off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a 10-day journey that will take them around the moon and back to Earth.
The crew includes NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (commander), Victor Glover (pilot) and Christina Koch (mission specialist) and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen (mission specialist).
They will be the first people to launch on a mission to the moon in more than 50 years.
How to watch the launch
The launch is scheduled to take off during a launch window that opens at 6:24 p.m. ET.
Follow along for live updates of the Artemis II launch here.
FOX 35 is streaming live coverage of the launch, which can be watched from the video player at the top of the article.
NASA is also streaming the launch on its YouTube channel. The space agency’s broadcast begins at 12:50 p.m. ET. You can watch live coverage below:
Artemis II mission
If the launch is successful, the crew will spend several days in space. They won’t land on the moon, but instead loop around it.
During the crew’s flyby, they will observe parts of the moon never seen directly by humans before. They will take pictures and videos of what they see, and the data will be used to help with future missions.
The Orion capsule carrying the astronauts will then splash down in the Pacific Ocean on April 10.
The Source: This story was written with information from NASA.
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