The Artemis II lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and is being viewed as a major milestone in the US space agency's effort to send the astronauts back to the lunar surface.

There was giddy euphoria at the Kennedy Space Center after the successful and spectacular launch, writes the BBC's Pallab Ghosh.

Nasa’s first manned Moon mission in more than 50 years has blasted off, in a mission that will see four astronauts travel deeper into space than any human has gone before. Carrying three Americans and ...

The Nasa rocket successfully took off in a spectacular launch, taking its four astronauts on an historic mission to the Moon.

Four astronauts took off on a journey to the moon, a mission intended by NASA to ignite a new era of space exploration following years of delays and setbacks.

Live updates from the Artemis II mission, which launched April 1 from Kennedy Space Center on a 10-day test flight around the moon.

NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39B in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT, marking the start of a historic journey into deep space.

Artemis II astronauts, commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Four astronauts embarked on a high-stakes flight around the moon Wednesday, humanity's first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the thrilling leadoff in NASA's push ...