Artemis II astronauts halfway to moon
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Astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft release captivating images of Earth from the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century.
NASA's Artemis II crew left Earth orbit Thursday evening en route for the moon, marking a milestone not reached in more than 50 years.
NASA's Artemis II mission shared its first image of Earth from space as astronauts prepare for a historic journey to the moon.
The mission's last, big push on its lunar journey takes humans out of the Earth's orbit for the first time since 1972.
After a day of testing the Orion capsule high above the planet, the crew of the NASA mission became the first people to head into deep space since 1972. Katrina Miller Reporting from Johnson Space Center in Houston. Astronauts are officially headed to the ...