Artemis II Successfully Launches Astronauts to the Moon
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By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING, April 2 (Reuters) - NASA sent four astronauts on the world's first crewed lunar mission in half a century on Wednesday, in preparation for a first-ever manned landing on the moon's South Pole in 2028,
Astronauts on Nasa's Artemis II mission are orbiting the Earth before heading towards the Moon in a few hours - why are they going and what are they doing onboard now? So what does our planet look like from space?
Four astronauts are on a 10-day mission around the moon and are set to go further into space than humankind ever has before. Follow the mission below - and watch videos of the historic launch.
The Orion capsule the Artemis II crew is riding on a 10-day trip around the moon is, as of April 2, much higher than the International Space Station.