Artemis II Rocket Launch from Kennedy Space Center

The launch is slated to take place at 6:24 pm ET

NASA’s Artemis II rocket launch will take place from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA will send a crew of four astronauts on a nine-day trip around the moon and back.

Astronauts on board: Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Astronaut Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.