In Photos: Artemis II Launch

NASA’s Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 1, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images|April 02, 2026Updated:April 02, 2026The NASA Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft blasts off at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on April 1, 2026. T.J. Muscaro/The Epoch TimesPeople gather to watch the launch of Artemis II from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Fla., on April 1, 2026. Gerardo Mora/Getty Images