Four astronauts, including Canadian Jeremy Hansen, arrived at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre ahead of next week's planned launch for the first stage of NASA's Artemis II mission to return to the moon.

NASA continues to target Wednesday (April 1) for the launch of its Artemis 2 mission to fly astronauts around the moon, and says teams are tracking zero technical issues leading up to the liftoff window.

NASA's Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch on April 1, with the four-person crew composed of three Americans and one Canadian, which includes the first woman, the first person of color and the first Canadian expected to travel to the moon.

NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the moon to test Orion's systems, expand international partnerships and pave the way for moon landings.

It's the dawn of a new lunar era for NASA, with the four-person Artemis II crew arriving Friday afternoon at Florida's Kennedy Space Center after spending two weeks quarantining in Houston. CBS News space contributor Christian Davenport joins "The Takeout" to preview the mission.

Nasa has given an update on the Artemis II Moon mission, saying that the weather forecast for Wednesday, the first possible launch day, is "80 per cent go" It comes after the crew took questions from quarantine,

The Artemis II countdown will begin March 30, setting up a launch attempt on April 1 at 6:24 p.m. Eastern Time.

The crew of Artemis II spoke to reporters after landing in Florida. Their historic mission around the moon could be just days away.