Skip to main contentSkip to navigation Close dialogue1/4 Next image Previous image Toggle captionSkip to navigation Nasa's Space Launch System rocket stands on Complex 39B at sunrise on 24 March in Florida. Photograph: Joe Marino/UPI/Shutterstock View image in fullscreen Nasa's Space Launch System rocket stands on Complex 39B at sunrise on 24 March in Florida. Photograph: Joe Marino/UPI/Shutterstock Florida space coast cities abuzz before Nasa’s Artemis launch: ‘At the doorstep of the future’Cape Canaveral and Titusville, long ghost towns after 1969 moon landing, have witnessed space industry ‘renaissance’ Almost six decades have passed since the space coast of Florida experienced an atmosphere quite like this. On its beaches and in cities, there is an air of anticipation, excitement and anxiety to match the final days of Nasa’s storied Apollo moon program.At 6.24pm ET on Wednesday at Cape Canaveral, subject to adverse weather and last-minute technical hitches, four Artemis II astronauts – three Americans and one Canadian – will become the first humans to blast off on a journey to the moon since 1972.It will be a moment steeped in deep symbolism, given the rich history of America’s space port and its generations of Nasa engineers, rocket scientists and visionaries who paved the way for this new adventure to the stars. It will also be a solid step forward for the…
Published: March 30, 2026 1:14 pm
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