Artemis II could send humans near the moon for the 1st time since 1972 and crowds are expected to flood the Space Coast to bear witness.

Nearly all of Florida, including some of those who live in the Panhandle, and those in southern Georgia, may be able to see Artemis II lift off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on its way towards the moon – the first moon mission in some 50 years.

To fulfill its promise of reaching the Moon and Mars, SpaceX needs a really big rocket. Like, really big. The latest version of Starship is the largest and most powerful megarocket ever built, and it just hit a critical milestone.

What time is the rocket launch in Cape Canaveral? ULA Atlas V may be seen across most of Florida after liftoff. Did your city make the visibility map?

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.—This will be the third time I have observed NASA’s Orion spacecraft take flight. But with this one, for the first time, am I genuinely hopeful about the future of the space agency and its plans to build a station on the surface of the Moon.

A typical night out turned into a historic viewing event at Madison Social in Tallahassee. Patrons paused their conversations to watch the Artemis II launch together.

And somehow, social media sensed it. For one moment, those hellscapes of doomscrolling had nothing but admiration and applause for a tremendous scientific achievement — the likes of which nobody under 54 has seen in their lifetimes. (That includes most of that supremely cynical generation, Gen X.)

For more than 60 years, nearly every large rocket used some combination of the same liquid and solid propellants. Refined kerosene was favored for its easy handling and non-toxicity, hydrazine for its storability and simplicity,

What time is liftoff? ULA Atlas V rocket may be visible for most of Florida, states along the East Coast. Did your city make the launch visibility map?