Tourists flock to Florida for moon rocket launch

Moon boon: A man taking a picture of the Artemis 1 rocket at the Kennedy Space Centre. Between 100,000 and 200,000 visitors are expected to attend the launch of the mission, called Artemis 1, which will propel an empty capsule to the moon. — AP

Merritt Island: Seeing a rocket blast off to the moon is “a once-in-a-lifetime thing to experience,” says Joanne Bostandji.

The 45-year-old has travelled all the way from northern England to Florida with her husband and two children for a space-themed vacation, and they’re prepared to make sure they don’t miss a second of the action as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (Nasa) newest and most powerful rocket is scheduled to launch for the first time today.