NASA plans on launching its manned Artemis II exploration on a testing mission on April 1. Here's how to watch lift off.

The four astronauts selected for NASA's Artemis ⁠II ⁠mission were due to arrive in Florida on ⁠Friday, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in ​more than five decades.

Artemis 2 aims to fly to the moon with four astronauts on April 1 at 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 GMT). Here's how you can watch live.

The first crewed mission of NASA's Artemis moon program may take off in a matter of days, with a launch window that opens on April 1, and as preparations are underway for that, the space agency is refocusing its plan to establish a human presence on the moon.

Photos show the rocket and spacecraft that NASA will use to launch astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

Artemis II will send four astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, the opening mission of a programme designed to return Americans to the lunar surface by 2028, ahead of China.

The crew of Artemis II spoke to reporters after landing in Florida. Their historic mission around the moon could be just days away.

The Astronauts for NASA's Artemis 2 mission to fly around the moon have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, just five days before their historic mission is scheduled to lift off.