Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, 2nd person to walk on the moon, watched NASA Artemis II launch from Kennedy Space Center from his home in California.

William Wais, a former launch engineer for Apollo missions lives in Mauldin. He shared his thoughts on the Artemis II launch and his experiences with space exploration.

The Artemis II mission represents the first time astronauts have launched beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.

There have been all kinds of Apollo by-the-numbers comparisons. That’s understandable. But in ways that go beyond numbers, nothing can ever compare. Not going back to the moon. Not going to Mars. Nothing. Because of how much this planet has changed in the last 50 years.

When Apollo 12, NASA's second lunar landing mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, the space vehicle was struck by lightning— twice.

The company that built critical component switches for the Apollo missions starting in the 1960s is the company still doing it for Artemis II.

On Wednesday evening, NASA successfully launched its Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts to circle the moon for the first time since 1972. One Utah resident spoke on her experience

A Sky News correspondent used the Artemis II launch to take a shot at the Apollo program, suggesting the original moon missions fell short of representing humanity because the astronauts were all white men.