SpaceX is planning its first April rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Here's what to know and where to watch.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As NASA's giant Artemis 2 moon rocket lifted off Wednesday evening (April 1) from the Space Coast, Jews across the globe were beginning the holiday of Passover, sitting around tables for the traditional meal, called a Seder, and recounting the story of Moses and freedom from slavery in Egypt.

Here's Florida's rocket launch schedule for the week of Monday, March 30, where rocket launches are visible in Florida and how to watch them.

Artemis II successfully lifted off from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on April 1, the start of the crew's 10-day mission around the moon and back.

The Artemis II mission launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:35 MT/5:35 CT on Wednesday, April 1, carrying four astronauts away from the Earth and towards the moon on a spacecraft called Orion. The crew will have to travel some 244,000 miles (393,000 kilometers) away to reach the moon, which will take several days.

The April 1 launch is the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972

Here's when to watch the Artemis II and SpaceX Starlink launches from Florida and the visibility map for tonight's historic Artemis II liftoff.

What time is the rocket launch in Cape Canaveral? ULA Atlas V may be seen across most of Florida after liftoff. Did your city make the visibility map?

From the ground to low Earth orbit, the Artemis 2 launch became a shared moment across the planet and beyond.

Locals and visitors who came for the moon launch are jockeying for prime spots to see NASA's Artemis II mission lift off, with some resorting to extreme measures.