TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — From Tallahassee to Tokyo, people watched as Artemis II lifted off from Florida’s Space Coast, drawing crowds eager to witness a milestone in human spaceflight.
In Tallahassee, space enthusiasts packed the Fogg Planetarium at the downtown Challenger Learning Center for a front-row seat to the launch. The event drew one of the planetarium’s biggest crowds of the year, organizers said.
Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Fleckenstein, visitors from Kalamazoo, Michigan, who stopped at the planetarium during a Florida vacation to watch the launch. Stephen Fleckenstein said the space program has fascinated him since childhood…