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The day dawned this Wednesday, April 1st, with a radiant sun, at least in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the place from which the rocket will take off to make history after more than 50 years.
TL;DR
- The Artemis II mission marks the first crewed journey to the Moon since 1972.
- The crew consists of three Americans (Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch) and one Canadian (Jeremy Hansen).
- The mission will launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1st.
- The spacecraft will orbit the Moon for approximately 10 days without landing, similar to the Apollo 8 mission.
- NASA tracked an issue in the launch system but continued the countdown.
- The astronauts were seated in the capsule with about 3 hours remaining until launch.
- Weather conditions were reported to be 80% favorable for the launch window.
- The rocket, a Delta 45, will weigh over 2,600 tons after its fuel tanks are filled.