NASA officials on Monday started the two-day countdown to the Artemis II mission launch, which will send a crew of four around the moon as they test the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft...

NASA’s Artemis II rocket is on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, with a test flight set to send astronauts around the moon for the first time in decades.

The custom suits are equipped with survival gear in case the crew has to exit the spacecraft after splashdown — and are easily visible in the ocean