NASA Successfully Launches Artemis II, First Crewed Lunar Mission in Over 50 Years

Nasa’s Artemis crew gets green light to make big push to the moon

The four astronauts have approval to fire up the Orion capsule engine for the first crewed lunar fly-by in half a century.

Over the moon: Artemis II launches

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A visual guide to the Artemis II launch taking humans around the moon

Artemis II launched Wednesday, sending a four-person crew on a trajectory to the moon.

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Artemis II launch in photos: The awe-inspiring images as NASA sends humans back to the moon

NASA’s Artemis II mission launched from Florida, sending four astronauts around the Moon as thousands watched, marking a major step in lunar exploration.

I watched Artemis II lift off — and witnessed the first humans venture to the Moon since 1972

Even from a distance of several kilometres, the Artemis II rocket looked huge. Then, there was a moment that felt like an eternity, as around 2,600 metric tons of spacecraft lifted off. I was honoured to receive an invitation from the Canadian Space Agency to attend this historic launch at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. I am a professor, an explorer and a planetary geologist. As a member of the First Artemis Lunar Surface Science Team, I have been…