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Artemis II crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon

The Orion capsule and its three-man, one-woman crew successfully broke out of Earth orbit and headed for the moon Thursday evening,

Four astronauts blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday to begin a historic space flight, which will loop

For the rest of Artemis II’s journey following its liftoff on Wednesday, the team at Mission Control in Houston will

The mission commander of Artemis II, Reid Wiseman, said it would be a “crazy first day” and “it’s 24 hours

NASA’s Artemis II mission is expected to launch Wednesday evening, if weather permits. Over nine days, the crew of four

5m ago Launch team approves fueling up the rocket In the first major decision point of the day, NASA

The Artemis II mission could lift off as soon as Wednesday in a historic space flight around the moon. The

For the first time in half a century, countdown clocks began ticking Monday toward launch of a three-man one-woman crew

NASA hopes to launch historic Artemis II mission around the moon this week – CBS News Watch CBS News NASA

On the eve of the launch countdown for their trip around the moon, the Artemis II astronauts said Sunday they’re