Artemis 2: Four astronauts set for crewed lunar orbit with live coverage on April 1

NASA’s Artemis 2 mission will launch no earlier than April 1 at 6:24 p.m. EDT from Kennedy Space Center, carrying Reid Williams (commander), Victor Glover (pilot), Christina Koch (mission specialist) and CSA’s Jeremy Hansen. The crew will ride the Space Launch System and Orion on a roughly 10-day flight to loop around the Moon, with a close approach around 5,000 miles from the lunar surface and a trans-lunar injection about 24 hours after liftoff. Exterior Orion cameras will stream live footage and NASA expects daily communications with Earth as mission events unfold. Artemis 2 tests the SLS/Orion system for future Artemis missions, though timings can change; Space.com will provide live updates.