The Artemis II mission around the moon will be a brilliant last hurrah for several space shuttle engines and booster rocket parts that first flew as far back as 1982.

On April 12, 1981, the first space shuttle lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. At the exact same time in Alpena, Ella White elementary school fourth grader Corey Brooker watched in anticipation as the shuttle launched,

People from near and far came together throughout Brevard to watch NASA's milestone Artemis II launch to the moon from Kennedy Space Center on April 1. The crewed launch, which sent three Americans and one Canadian on a 10-day journey around the moon and back, was expected to bring up to 400,000 visitors to the Space Coast.

NASA's Artemis II mission will launch with SLS rocket engines that have flown multiple times on past space shuttle missions. Here's their story.

On January 28, 1986, Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart just 73 seconds after liftoff. Pilot Michael Smith's final words revealed something was very wrong.

The Artemis II launch on April 1, was a success. But not all launches have bee. In 1986, 7 members of the Challenger crew were killed in a shocking disaster.

Flight director Judd Frieling will be involved with the Artemis II launch and is from Central Texas and is also a graduate of the University of Texas.

Tourists are hoping to catch a glimpse of the shuttle launch. Artemis II is a test flight for future moon missions.