Seattle’s Museum of Flight hosts watch party for Artemis II launch

The launch of NASA’s Artemis II, its first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, captivated Seattle’s Museum of Flight, highlighting aerospace ties.

TUKWILA, Wash. — Students filed into the Museum of Flight on Wednesday afternoon, some pulled out of class early, their eyes fixed on a giant screen broadcasting a moment decades in the making.

NASA’s Artemis II launch — the first crewed mission to travel around the Moon in more than 50 years — drew a packed crowd to the museum, one of just a handful of official watch party sites featured in the agency’s live coverage.

For many in attendance, the

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