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NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity's first launch to the moon in 53 years. NASA is expected to hold a news conference at 1 p.m. EDT. Watch live in our video player above. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts.
NASA holds a prelaunch news conference on Artemis II from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Artemis II launch window will open as early as Wednesday, April 1. The mission is set to take humans farther from Earth than ever before--between 4,
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After two previous delays, the countdown for the Artemis II launch officially began with the activation of the mission countdown clock at 4:44 p.m. ET on Monday. The first launch opportunity is a two-hour window starting at 6:24 p.