Scientist Noah Petro, who was part of the lunar surface science team on Artemis I, joined KCRA News on Friday to explain what astronauts will observe

The Astronauts for NASA's Artemis 2 mission to fly around the moon have arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, just five days before their historic mission is scheduled to lift off.

The crew of the Artemis II mission arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on March 27. The four are set to launch around the moon no earlier than April 1.

NASA is making final preparations for the historic Artemis II mission, its first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.

NASA’s Artemis II mission, launching in April, will be the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, sending four astronauts around the Moon to test the Orion spacecraft. The crew includes NASA

The Artemis II rocket is scheduled to launch from Florida’s Space Coast on Wednesday evening. Crews are preparing as the mission’s astronauts are expected to arrive at Kennedy Space Center on Friday.