Orion Camera View of Artemis II Liftoff
Launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida falls away as Artemis II lifts off of Earth, as seen from a camera on the exterior of the Orion spacecraft. Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT on April 1, 2026, with the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket setting Orion and its crew of four on their way for an approximately 10-day journey around the Moon and back.