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Artemis II leaves Earth orbit for first time in 50 years

Artemis II crew clears Earth orbit, heads for the moon

The engine firing provided a slingshot-like boost to the Orion capsule, speeding it up to some 25,000 mph, the velocity needed to break free of Earth's gravitational clasp for a trek to the moon.

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Artemis II leaves Earth orbit for first time in 50 years en route to moon

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Artemis II escapes Earth orbit and begins four-day journey to moon

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Astronauts on the ISS watched NASA's historic Artemis 2 launch from space

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station ( ISS) also stayed up to witness the April 1 launch from orbit, cheering on their colleagues as the rocket carved its path skyward and began a journey...

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Astronauts share ‘spectacular moment’ as Artemis II breaks out of Earth’s orbit and heads to far side of the moon

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Artemis II space crew received heart-stopping warning when rocket passed ‘point of no return’ as they shot towards moon

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Artemis II astronauts on course for Moon flyby

The four-member crew successfully completed a "translunar injection burn" on Thursday, sending them out of Earth's orbit and toward the moon.

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Artemis astronauts blast towards moon on historic mission

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Where is Artemis II now? NASA mission is committed to the moon

Artemis 2 Crew Become First Humans to Travel Beyond Earth Orbit Since the 1970s

The Orion spacecraft has successfully completed the translunar injection burn and departed low-Earth orbit. The Artemis 2 astronauts are now on their way to the Moon. At 7:57 p.m. ET, the Orion spacecraft completed a translunar injection burn, making it the first crewed spacecraft to depart low-Earth orbit since the Apollo era.

Artemis II: First photos of Earth from Orion spacecraft

What does Earth look like from the vantage point of Artemis II's astronauts? NASA released a handful of images on Friday of Earth, taken from space by Commander Reid Wiseman and others aboard the

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Artemis II starts to leave Earth’s orbit and shoots to the moon

NASA approved a 6-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.