Artemis II's launch to moon is coming next week
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The highly anticipated Artemis II mission is set to send four astronauts around the moon on a 10-day spaceflight.
After a trip back out to the launch pad, NASA's Artemis II rocket will be readied for a historic flight to the moon.
NASA's giant moon rocket is back on the launch pad in Florida, setting the stage for what appears to be an imminent launch of the Artemis 2 mission.
As soon as April 1, four people will embark on a journey that will take them farther from the Earth than anyone has ever traveled before.
NASA is moving its moon rocket back out to the launch pad following hangar repairs. The 322-foot rocket made the slow four-mile trek Friday at Florida's Kennedy Space Center.
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