How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA's First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

The wait is finally over. NASA’s Artemis 2 mission is set to launch four astronauts on a trip around the Moon, bringing an end to America’s decades-long hiatus from crewed lunar spaceflight. NASA initiated the two-day countdown at 4:44 p.m. ET on Monday after reporting no major technical or weather concerns ahead of lift-off. Ground teams are in the midst of final preparations, targeting a launch window that will open at 6:24 p.m. ET on Wednesday and remain open for two hours. At T-0, Artemis 2 will launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will propel the Orion spacecraft and its crew—consisting of NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen—to low-Earth orbit. You can watch the launch right here via any of the livestreams below. NASA’s launch coverage will begin at 12:50 p.m. EDT on Wednesday. You can also find a minute-by-minute rundown of the countdown proceedings here. Following a key meeting on Monday, NASA declared the mission go for launch on Wednesday. During a press briefing, Associate Administrator Amit Kshatriya told reporters that there were no issues pr