The Artemis II astronauts broke out of Earth orbit and headed for the moon Thursday, firing their main engine for nearly six minutes to boost the ship’s velocity to 24,500 mph, the speed required to ...

The Artemis II astronauts blastedtheir main engine Thursday evening to propel the Orion capsule out of Earth’s orbit and on to its next phase - a four-day journey toward the moon. The six-minute ...

After orbiting the Earth twice, four astronauts have officially begun their four-day journey to the moon. Friday marks the start of flight day three for NASA’s historic Artemis 2 mission, which is ...

And now for the dangerous part. Artemis II is officially flying to the moon after firing its thrusters and leaving Earth’s orbit at 7:49 p.m. — beginning an epic four-day journey that will take the ...

NASA's historic Artemis II mission, the first crewed lunar orbit mission since the Apollo era, has begun its four-day journey to the moon with four astronauts on board, aiming to travel farther from ...