What it takes to get Artemis II to the moon

The countdown has begun for Artemis II, the mission set to fly a Canadian astronaut and three U.S. crewmates around the moon over the next several days. If the weather forecast holds up — and there are no interruptions to the preparations — the rocket could lift off as early as 6:24 p.m. ET on Wednesday or up to two hours after that to be in position for a lunar flight. There are additional launch opportunities every day until April 6, after which the shifting position of the moon relative to Earth would require waiting another 24 days. Depending on the timing of the launch, Artemis II astronauts could see parts of the Moon’s far side that no humans have ever seen directly. #artemis #space #spacetravel #astronaut #nasa