The Artemis II crew spoke with ABC's "World News Tonight" anchor David Muir, nearly a week after returning home from their historic 10-day journey to the moon and back.
The Orion space capsule lifted out of Florida's Kennedy Space Center Wednesday night, marking the start of the first lunar mission in over 50 years. The last time the United States sent people to the moon was in the Apollo missions that ended in 1972.
It’s humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA’s push toward a landing in two years.
It is NASA’s biggest step yet toward establishing a permanent lunar presence.
A crowd gathered in Titusville, Florida, to watch NASA's Artemis II mission blast off from Kennedy Space Center.
Artemis II has launched, taking four astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.
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Launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson told the Artemis crew that “the hopes and dreams of a new generation," are with them as they aim to reach a greater distance from Earth than anyone has before.
Artemis II has launched, taking four astronauts around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The Artemis II crew lifted off at 6:35 p.m. ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
WATCH LIVE: NASA launches its Artemis II mission, taking four astronauts on a journey around the moon, in Cape Canaveral, Florida on Wednesday. It's NASA's first manned mission towards the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972, more than 50 years ago.