NASA’s Artemis II mission spans 10 days and 8 key moments, from launch to lunar flyby and splashdown, marking humanity’s return to deep space exploration.

Artemis II mission is set to launch at 6:24 p.m. ET from Kennedy Space Center. The mission will send a crew of four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the moon, marking a historic return to deep space in over 50 years.

A NASA crew of four astronauts are preparing for a critical stage of their journey that will set them on course for the moon, a step that will ultimately bring them closer to the lunar surface than anyone has been in more than 50 years.

Wembanyama has shown interest in aeronautical science and cosmology, visiting NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston last offseason.

Following yesterday’s historic liftoff, NASA leadership will brief the public on the Orion spacecraft’s health and confirm the "Go/No-Go" status for tonight’s critical Translunar Injection (TLI) burn.

The Artemis II crew are now hurtling around the earth's orbit, carrying out final tests and checks before they head towards the moon.

The Artemis II mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:35 MT/5:35 CT on Wednesday, April 1, carrying four astronauts away from the Earth and towards the moon on a spacecraft called Orion. The crew will have to travel some 244,000 miles (393,000 kilometers) away to reach the moon, which will take several days.