The Artemis II crew lifted off at 6:35 pm ET from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
After years of preparation from various parts of the agency, NASA has officially launched its historic Artemis II mission.
The crew of four, including commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover Jr., and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen, is now climbing toward orbit.
About eight minutes after launch, the rocket’s core stage engines will shut down and separate from the upper stage, and the spacecraft and the crew will be in space.
According to NASA, they’ll be traveling about 4,000 miles farther than the Apollo 13 mission.
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