CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA's Artemis II officials said conditions remain favorable for the launch of the first crewed mission to the moon in over 50 years.
NASA officials gave an update on launch preparations and gave an 80 percent chance of favorable weather and winds during the two-hour launch window on Wednesday. Officials expected winds to remain low, but it his harder to gauge whether cumulus clouds could impact the launch.
NASA will send astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch on the moon mission, along with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen. NASA said the journey is expected to take around 10 days and will test the spacecraft's life support system and lay the groundwork for future crewed Artemis missions. Officials said the crew was resting with family ahead of the potential launch.
The last moon landing was Apollo 17 on Dec. 7, 1972.
NASA said the onsite countdown clock started ticking down at 4:44 p.m. Monday to a targeted launch time of 6:24 p.m. on April 1.
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