Artemis II launch: NASA’s moon mission blasts off today. Here’s what time to watch the livestream

NASA is going back to the moon, and you can watch the launch live. On April 1, the agency will stream the launch of its historic Artemis II mission. Four astronauts—commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen—will be aboard the spacecraft for NASA’s first crewed moon mission since Apollo 17 in 1972. NASA’s livestream will start at 12:50 p.m. ET on its YouTube channel and NASA+. The launch window opens at 6:24 p.m. ET and lasts for two hours. (There are launch opportunities every day from April 1 to April 6. At the time of this writing, conditions look good for launch on April 1.) “Certainly all indications are right now we are in excellent, excellent shape,” launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said at a press conference on March 30. According to the U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron, which provides official forecasts for the launch, the weather will be 80% favorable. The Artemis II crew, from left: Reid Wisem