WATCH LIVE: NASA prepares for Artemis II mission to return astronauts to the moon this week

Preparations are underway as NASA gears up for its Artemis II launch to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in a half century.

If things go as planned, four astronauts are expected to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday. The crew is made up of mission commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, NASA astronaut Christina Koch and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.

The mission is a lunar flyby; the crew will not land on the moon or enter lunar orbit.

Officials with NASA are expected to provide an update on the mission’s status Monday at 5 p.m.

You can watch a livestream of the news conference below.


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