After orbiting Earth, NASA’s Artemis II mission has begun its journey to the moon after a dramatic trans-lunar injection.

For the first time since the Apollo era, humans are once again leaving Earth orbit and heading for the Moon—marking a historic leap forward for NASA’s Artemis program. For the first time in more than 50 years,

More than 50 years after Apollo 17, a new era begins with deeper spaceflight, a diverse crew, and long-term Moon goals.

In an X post, the space agency shared images captured by the 1972 Apollo 17 crew and the 2026 Artemis II astronauts.

On Friday morning, NASA shared a partial view of our bright blue planet as captured by Reid Wiseman, the mission’s commander. Earth, swathed in swirling clouds, is shown rising through a window on the Orion capsule in which the crew is to journey around the moon.

NASA said Wednesday that its Artemis II successfully launched from Kennedy Space Center, sending astronauts toward the moon for the first time in more

During Artemis II’s launch to the moon, its’ Orion spacecraft captured rare and beautiful footage of Earth. The videos were taken while the space craft was no longer in Earth’s orbit.

The Artemis II crew broke the record for the farthest distance humans have traveled from Earth, breaking a record of 248,655 miles set by Apollo 13 in 1970. Jeremy Hansen responded to congratulations from NASA's Mission Control Center that he hoped the record "is not long-lived,