BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff are set to travel to Kennedy Space Center to watch NASA’s Artemis I launch on Monday.
Officials said Harris will speak and tour Artemis II and Artemis III mission hardware.
The first integrated flight test of the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft on an uncrewed journey around the moon will prepare NASA for future missions with astronauts on board.
Stay tuned to Channel 9 Eyewitness News for updates on Harris’ visit and the launch.
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center on August 17, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on August 16, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop the mobile launcher is seen on the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center on August 16, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on August 16, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as the crew access arm is swung into position for rollout to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center on August 16, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on August 16, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is rolled out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on August 16, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it moves up the ramp at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center on August 17, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on August 17, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Photos: NASA's Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad In this handout image provided by NASA, NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher as it rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center on August 17, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
Video: Space Coast drivers should expect traffic issues during launch of Artemis I at KSC Tens of thousands of visitors will head to Florida’s Space Coast on Monday for the launch of Artemis I. (James Tutten, WFTV.com/WFTV)
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Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.
