NASA sends astronauts back into deep space as Artemis II crew and SLS rocket launch at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 1.

Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two y...

The crew: commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen will launch from Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center spacecraft atop NASA’s SLS (Spac...