The Artemis II moon mission is on the cusp of launching, sending four astronauts further in space than any humans before them.
The second under NASA's multibillion-dollar moon program, the mission will send three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day journey around the moon and back. While no landing is in store for the astronauts, the mission serves as a vital test flight to lay the groundwork for humans to make it back to the surface in as little as two years.
Along the way, the Artemis II astronauts will make history, venturing about 250,000 miles in space – further than the record-setting Apollo 13 mission – while seeing sights of the far side of the moon that no human has ever laid eyes upon.
All signs are looking positive that the mission will get off the ground as schedule as NASA prepares to soon begin loading hundreds of thousands of gallons of super-cooled liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen into the massive rocket that will get the lunar journey underway from Florida.
Excited for the first human moon mission in more than 50 years? Here's everything to know about how you can watch the Artemis II launch.
