{"id":214629,"date":"2026-04-01T15:21:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214629\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:21:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:21:08","slug":"how-to-see-the-artemis-ii-launch-from-miami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/214629\/","title":{"rendered":"How to See the Artemis II Launch from Miami"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Artemis II crew (left to right): NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Photo by Bill Ingalls\/NASA\/Getty Images<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s been nearly 54 years since NASA sent astronauts to the Moon. No humans have set foot on our sole satellite since the Apollo 17 mission of 1972. Since then, space science has made many more giant leaps \u2014 we\u2019ve put rovers on Mars<\/a>, launched probes into interstellar space<\/a>, and even sent Katy Perry<\/a> into suborbital space. But we still haven\u2019t been back to the Moon.<\/p>\n

If all goes well, that streak ends today, when NASA sends its first crewed mission back to the Moon \u2014 a launch many years in the making. Four astronauts \u2014 Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen \u2014 are scheduled to embark on the ten-day mission on Wednesday, April 1. They will not land on the Moon, but instead loop around it, much like the Apollo 13 astronauts were forced to do in 1970 when their mission went awry. (That\u2019s about the only aspect of the Apollo 13 flight these astronauts will want to replicate.)<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s mission also marks some significant milestones for human spaceflight. Glover will become the first person of color to leave low Earth orbit; Koch, the first woman; Wiseman, the oldest; and Hansen, the first non-U.S. citizen to travel beyond low Earth orbit and to the Moon\u2019s vicinity (he is Canadian). The mission also starts another countdown: NASA aims to get humans back on the Moon by 2028.<\/p>\n

So, given Miami\u2019s proximity to the launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida, will locals be able to see the launch? Maybe. Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n

When does Artemis II Launch?<\/p>\n

Artemis II is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, April 1, at 6:24 p.m. EDT. If, for whatever reason, the launch does not occur at exactly that time, the crew has a two-hour window to execute it.<\/p>\n

Can You Watch the Launch Online?<\/p>\n

Yes, and NASA is already streaming the prep process leading up to it. As of press time, the astronauts have just woken up and begun pre-launch procedures. Stream the launch below.<\/p>\n

Can You See the Artemis II Launch from Miami?<\/p>\n

Assuming favorable cloud conditions, the rocket will be visible from South Florida, including Miami.<\/p>\n

NASA Solar System Ambassador Tony Rice tells New Times that, \u201cUnlike shuttle launches, which were generally chasing the International Space Station and launching more to the northeast, Artemis will be launching nearly due east to take advantage of the Earth\u2019s rotation, which adds a bit of energy to the rocket.\u201d He adds, \u201cThe closer you are to a flat horizon, such as a beach along the Atlantic, the better your chances of seeing the rocket.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"NASAThe Artemis II rocket will be visible from Miami about a minute after launch.<\/p>\n

NASA\u2019s official visibility map offers a useful visual to help you plan. Weather permitting, South Florida will start to see the rocket about 40 seconds after launch, when it enters West Palm Beach\u2019s visibility range. Fort Lauderdale could see the rocket about 50 seconds after launch, with Miami seeing it shortly thereafter. After 70 seconds, it will be out of visibility range.<\/p>\n

One major factor impeding visibility: clouds. Today\u2019s local forecast calls for morning showers and mostly to partly cloudy conditions around launch time.<\/p>\n

For what it\u2019s worth, all\u2019s well at Kennedy Space Center so far. Rice tells\u00a0New Times: \u201cSitting here at the KSC Press Site right now, there are a few puffy cumulus clouds, and the weather is about the best I\u2019ve ever seen on launch day.\u201d<\/p>\n

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