Summary
NASA's Artemis II mission is on its way to the moon after its engine ignition occurred 25 hours after liftoff. The mission includes three American astronauts and one Canadian astronaut, marking the first human space travel beyond Earth's orbit since 1972.
Key Facts
- The Artemis II mission is traveling to the moon.
- The mission involves three Americans and one Canadian astronaut.
- The spacecraft performed a maneuver called translunar ignition to head towards the moon.
- This is the first time humans have left Earth's orbit since the Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
- The spacecraft, called Orion, is traveling nearly 250,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) to reach the moon.
- NASA will hold a news conference to provide more updates about the mission.
