The astronauts set to become the first lunar visitors in more than half a century have arrived at their launch site

The crew of Artemis 2, NASA's first launch to the moon in over half a century, has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of their mission. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch,

The four astronauts selected for NASA's Artemis ⁠II ⁠mission were due to arrive in Florida on ⁠Friday, entering the final phase of preparations for the first crewed journey toward the Moon in ​more than five decades.

The Artemis II countdown will begin March 30, setting up a launch attempt on April 1 at 6:24 p.m. Eastern Time.

The astronauts of the Artemis II mission arrive at Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 3 ahead of their mission around the moon.

A new space race—this time with China—has NASA pivoting toward a more coordinated effort with private industry, academia, and international partners to fast-track a permanent Moon Base. Calling all space vendors,

NASA's Artemis return-to-the-moon program is years behind schedule and billions of dollars over budget. Could a successful mission quiet its critics?

NASA announced it will go back to the moon before the end of Donald Trump's term, and plans to build a three-stage moon base in the near future.