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Artemis launch live: NASA Artemis II launch time, countdown and updates

NASA is set to launch Artemis II at 6:24 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center, marking a historic return to deep space with astronauts aboard for the first time in more than 50 years.

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NASA starts countdown clock for Artemis II launch

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Countdown clock to Artemis II splashdown. When will NASA crew return to Earth?

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When does Artemis II crew splashdown? Timeline of return to Earth

The Artemis II crew is almost back home to Earth! The astronauts are experiencing their final day fully in space, reaching day nine of their 10-day milestone mission to orbit the moon.

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Time of Artemis II splashdown in California, what it will look like

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When does Artemis II crew return to Earth? See timeline, photos

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Artemis II splash landing LIVE: Watch, what to know, timing on NASA's return home

By the time they splashdown this evening, the crew is expected to have traveled 695,081 miles.

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Artemis II splashdown in San Diego: How to stream, weather and more

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Watch the Artemis II splashdown live off the California coast

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As Artemis II countdown clock starts, SpaceX knocks out record launch

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

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Artemis II launch in Florida, countdown clock. When, where to see liftoff

NASA Artemis II two-hour launch window opens at 6:24 pm ET Wednesday, April 1, 2026. Best places near Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch liftoff

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NASA begins the countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years

The countdown has begun toward humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. NASA’s countdown clocks started ticking late Monday afternoon at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.

Artemis countdown updates: NASA launch sends moonbound astronauts to space

Artemis II astronauts, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, take off from Launch Complex 39B for their mission to the Moon, on

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Artemis II live updates before today's NASA rocket launch from KSC, Florida

It's launch day! Four astronauts are set to liftoff on the Artemis II mission from Kennedy Space Center for a 10-day test flight around the moon.

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Artemis II’s long countdown – a space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon

While I was leading a tour of the National Air and Space Museum in January 2026, a visitor posed this insightful question: “Why has it taken so long to return to the Moon?” After all, NASA had the know-how and technology to send humans to the lunar surface more than 50 years ago as part of the Apollo program.