'It's phenomenal!': Excitement in Florida ahead of Artemis launch

BBC’s Leyla Khodabakhshi speaks to locals and visitors in Florida ahead of the Artemis II mission blast off.

Artemis II launch: crowds gather for glimpse of historic Nasa moon mission

Fully crewed rocket will head to moon from Florida – first time since 1972 that humans will have left lower Earth orbit A little more than an hour before sunset on Florida’s space coast, up to 400,000 people packed on beaches and causeways will look to the heavens on Wednesday to witness a fiery spectacle not seen in almost 54 years: a fully crewed Nasa rocket heading back to the moon. The launch of Artemis II, scheduled for 6.24pm ET if weather and any late technical gremlins grant their con...

By Richard Luscombe in Cape Canaveral

Is the Artemis II launch today? Time and how to watch live

Four astronauts are set to take part in the historic Artemis II mission, a 685,000-mile historic journey to the moon.

It's happening: Historic Moon mission set for launch tonight

The NASA mission dubbed Artemis 2 is scheduled to take off from Florida as early as tonight at 11:24pm Irish time.