A Falcon Heavy carrying the large ViaSat-3 F3 communications satellite lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Wednesday, launching at 10:13 a.m. EDT (1413 GMT).

SpaceX’s powerful Falcon Heavy rocket is preparing to take flight for the first time in a year and a half, with a live broadcast allowing viewers to follow the mission in real time.

The NASA announced Wednesday that its Artemis II mission successfully launched from the Kennedy Space Center, sending astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

Humanity is set to return to the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years as NASA prepares to launch its Artemis II mission, marking a major milestone in space exploration.

SpaceX has announced that it has delayed the historic launch of an all-civilian crew's orbital mission, which would have marked the first spacewalk by private individuals.