The Saturn V was meant for deep space missions like the SLS and Starship but was very different from the modern rockets.

Netflix will be livestreaming the Artemis II lunar flyby, having missed out on streaming the launch. The ten-day crewed mission to the moon began on April 1, 2026, with the Space Launch System (SLS) lifting off from Kennedy Space Center.

Double rainbow over NASA Artemis II, countdown clock before launch day or SLS rocket on the pad at Kennedy Space Center? Best Instagram moments.

The Space Launch System rocket is the only vehicle capable of delivering the Orion spacecraft, humans, and cargo to the Moon in a single launch.

Live coverage of NASA’s Artemis II launch with liftoff targeting 6:24 p.m. The mission will send four astronauts on a 10-day, lunar fly by, marking the first humans to return to deep space since 1972.

To date, the Artemis program saw an uncrewed SLS launch once in late 2022. It was during the reentry that the Orion spacecraft suffered an issue with the heatshield — delaying the launch of Artemis II multiple times as NASA and Lockheed Martin investigated.

NASA’s Artemis II SLS rocket is on its Florida launch pad, and visitors can see it from several Titusville parks or at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex before the mission around the moon.

II mission, NASA's first crewed lunar trip in over fifty years, has entered its fifth day, with the crew sharing stunning images from space.

NASA's powerful Artemis II rocket is set to launch in Florida, sending four astronauts around the moon. Here's what to expect during liftoff.