In Photos: Artemis II Launch
NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 1, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

In Photos: Artemis II Launch

A rocket carrying four astronauts blasted off on a historic 10-day mission around the moon and back.
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The NASA Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft blasts off at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 1, 2026. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch Times
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People gather to watch the launch of Artemis II from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Fla., on April 1, 2026. Gerardo Mora/Getty Images