“This image of NASA Mission Control makes me so happy," one man said online.

On 1965, NASA launched the world's first commercial communications satellite into orbit. The satellite was named Intelsat 1 and nicknamed the "Early Bird." It was built by Hughes Aircraft

NASA's Artemis II two-hour launch window opens at 6:24 pm ET Wednesday, April 1, 2026. See best places on Florida's Treasure Coast to watch liftoff.

Locals and visitors who came for the moon launch are jockeying for prime spots to see NASA's Artemis II mission lift off, with some resorting to extreme measures.

NASA's Artemis II moon rocket launches with four astronauts aboard: Mission coverage highlights 321 Launch, FLORIDA TODAY's weekly space newsletter.

At 6:44 p.m. Eastern time, the crew of NASA’s moon mission Artemis II — three Americans and one Canadian — became the first astronauts in more than half a century to be cut off from the rest of humanity as their spaceship slipped behind the moon,

Over seven hours, the astronauts took thousands of photos that will help inform scientists’ understanding of the moon. The first ones have now been released.

The crew of NASA’s Artemis II mission left the lunar sphere of influence on Tuesday (April 7) as they headed back to Earth following their record-setting trip around the moon.