Artemis launch live updates: Artemis moon rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral
The launch follows a series of delays due to weather and mechanical issues.
The Artemis I rocket launched early Wednesday morning, the latest attempt to send an unmanned capsule near the moon after a series of postponements due to weather and mechanical issues.
NASA pushed back a takeoff scheduled for Monday after Hurricane Nicole made landfall about 85 miles south of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The launch marks the first step in an ambitious plan to establish a long-term presence on the moon for scientific discovery and economic development. Eventually, the Artemis expedition could lead to the first crewed space trip to Mars, according to NASA.
Key events:
Artemis moon rocket launches from Cape Canaveral
The unmanned mission is headed back to the moon after liftoff was achieved at 1:47am ET.
Artemis cleared for 1:47 a.m. launch
NASA conducted a “Go-No Go Poll” resulting in a “GO” for launch in 10 minutes, at 1:47 a.m. ET.
-ABC News’ Gio Benitez
Technicians need to replace ethernet cable
NASA said the "red crew" team has fixed the hydrogen leak problem.
However, a radar on the range is not operational until technicians replace an ethernet cable, which NASA says will take about an hour.
The launch window opens at 1:04 a.m. and runs until 3:04 a.m.
-ABC News' Gina Sunseri
NASA begins live broadcast ahead of launch
NASA has begun its live broadcast ahead of the anticipated Artemis launch.
VP congratulates NASA on Artemis launch
Vice President Kamala Harris congratulated NASA Wednesday morning on its success in launching Artemis I.
"Congratulations to NASA and our private sector and international partners on the launch of Artemis I," she tweeted.
"Today, America is charting a path back to the Moon. This is a landmark moment for our nation and our world."