The Artemis II mission will test NASA’s new Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft with a crew aboard, laying the groundwork for future missions that aim to land astronauts on the moon.

By Joey Roulette CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) - NASA is set to launch four astronauts as soon as Wednesday evening on a 10-day flight around the moon, marking the most ambitious U.S. space mission in decades and a major step toward returning humans to the lunar surface before China's first crewed landing.

NASA's Artemis II crew launched on the first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years, sending four astronauts around the moon aboard the Orion spacecraft.

Four astronauts have embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century.

Excited for the first human moon mission in more than 50 years? Here's everything to know about how you can watch the Artemis II launch.

Meet the Press broadcast from Cape Kennedy space center and welcomed the three NASA astronauts who commanded Apollo missions 8, 9 and 10 ahead of the historic launch of Apollo 11, which would land Americans on the moon.

NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts. After a day in orbit around Earth,

NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch four astronauts on a historic lunar journey. Here's how to watch a livestream of liftoff from Florida.

NASA launched the Artemis II mission, which will carry humans to the moon for the first time since 1972.

Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century. (AP Photo)

During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.