NASA, Artemis and Space Launch System
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Peggy Whitson, an Iowan, holds the record for the most days in space by a human being.
Dozens of companies around the state have played a role in the effort to send humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, including L3Harris in Mason, Ohio.
Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before today’s SpaceX Falcon 9 launch window opens.
If the Artemis II lunar mission launches as scheduled Wednesday Huntsville-area residents will be able to watch it at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center. The Space & Rocket Center is hosting a community watch party in the Saturn V Hall.