Artemis II astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of moon launch

NASA’s Artemis II mission launches 4 astronauts to moon

Moon-bound astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of NASA mission

The four astronauts of NASA’s historic Artemis II mission have arrived in Florida, days ahead of their planned launch that will send them around the moon and deeper into space than any humans have gone before.

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Artemis II astronauts arrive at Florida launch site for first moon trip in 53 years

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NASA’s Artemis II astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of moon launch

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Artemis II's moonbound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon .

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NASA Artemis II crew plans moon observations, equipment tests on Day 3

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Artemis II flight tracker: Live updates as astronauts head toward moon

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Watch Artemis II livestream as crew travels towards the moon

As of 9 a.m. ET on Friday, April 3, the Artemis II crew is almost 84,000 miles away from Earth, and hurtling through space at 4,417 mph towards the moon, according to NASA's Artemis II tracker.

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NASA Astronauts Are Closer to Moon Than Earth on Artemis II Day 4

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Artemis II crew nears lunar orbit in historic mission

Artemis II astronauts arrive at Kennedy Space Center ahead of next week’s launch

The Artemis II astronauts arrived to Kennedy Space Center on Friday with a chance to launch as early as next Wednesday.

They're here! Artemis II astronauts arrive at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

On launch day — currently set for April 1 — these astronauts will liftoff from Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center spacecraft atop NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, taking the Orion spacecraft on a 10-day test flight around the moon.

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Artemis II launch: Will weather cooperate? See maps, key criteria

The much-anticipated Artemis II launch is finally set to lift off. Will the weather cooperate? Here's the forecast.

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Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13’s record

The crew will travel more than 252,000 miles from Earth – a distance record for humans – before hanging a U-turn behind the moon and heading home.

A day in the life of Artemis II astronauts

From exercising using gym equipment that’s smaller than a carry-on, to trying to avoid zero gravity crumbs and sleeping in suspended sleeping bags, all within a space capsule the size of two minivans,