NASA’s long-awaited Artemis II mission will attempt its launch on Wednesday evening, potentially sending four astronauts, including a Maryland man, to orbit the moon.

The launch will happen as early as 6:24 p.m. from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Viewers can watch live on the NASA Youtube channel. The stream is broadcasting all day, providing information about the spacecraft and mission around the clock.

Of the four astronauts is Baltimore County’s very own Reid Wiseman, the space flight’s commander. Others on the flight are Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, who is with the Canadian Space Agency.

Reid Wiseman’s 83-year-old father, Bill Wiseman, traveled from Maryland to Florida to watch his son take off for the moon. Bill Wiseman was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in 2020, but he has been determined to stay alive so he could witness his son take off for the moon.

If Artemis II can’t lift off on Wednesday evening, NASA scheduled other windows for possible launches over the next five days. There is an 80% chance that the weather is favorable enough this evening for a successful launch, according to NASA.