Artemis II successfully launches for historic Moon mission

NASA's Artemis II Moon mission successfully launched from Florida's John F. Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday afternoon at 6:35pm ET. Why it matters: Artemis II's planned crewed lunar flyby is set to mark the closest humanity has come to the Moon since the Apollo days. It's also a key step towards NASA's grand ambition to return human boots to lunar soil, and the Trump administration's dreams of