Following Artemis II’s Journey Around the Moon

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NASA is going back to the Moon! We’ll follow the crew of Artemis II every step of the way.Liftoff!After resolving a last-minute communications issue with the Flight Termination System (FTS), the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 PM EDT.Main engine cutoff (MECO) for the SLS rocket occurred at 6:43 PM, placing crew members Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen safely into orbit around the Earth.NASA Live Stream