Artemis II crew ‘safe, secure and in great spirits’, Nasa says after spectacular Moon mission launch
Summary
Nasa’s Artemis II mission, the first around the Moon in more than 50 years, has taken off and the spacecraft is now in orbit around the Earth – watch live above
It will remain in orbit for the next 24 hours as the crew carries out checks – if all goes well it will get the green light to head to the Moon
The crew are “safe, secure and in great spirits”, a Nasa official says during a post-launch press conference
“Great view,” says astronaut Reid Wiseman shortly after take-off. “We have got a great Moonrise”
The launch was just spectacular, our science editor writes, and you could feel the force of the rocket lifting off passing through your body
From pre-flight tech issues to “go for launch”, our science correspondent recaps what happened
The crew on the 10-day mission won’t land on the Moon, but plan to circle it, while travelling further from Earth than anyone has ever been before – find out more about the astronauts and their spacecraft
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