NASA approved a six-minute engine burn to send Artemis II out of Earth’s orbit. The pivotal move put the astronauts on a path humans haven’t traveled in half a century.

Translunar ignition came 25 hours after launch, setting three Americans and a Canadian on a course for a lunar fly-around on Monday.

The Artemis II astronauts are orbiting Earth, preparing for a historic journey to the moon. Here's where they are now.

Artemis astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen are on board. They’ll hurtle several thousand miles beyond the moon, hang a U-turn and then come

Artemis II is now on a looping path that will carry the crew around the far side of the Moon and back again. It is the first time since 1972 that humans have travelled outside of the Earth's orbit.

The Artemis II astronauts launched but are still in Earth orbit. They will soon begin their journey toward the moon.

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 successfully launched on April 1, with its crew on a 10-day mission to circle the Moon. It’s the first crewed Artemis flight and a major step toward humanity returning to our little neighbor in the future.