NASA's Artemis II mission has successfully launched, marking the first lunar flight in over 50 years. The crew, comprising three Americans and one Canadian, embarked on a 32-storey rocket, kicking off a decade-long plan for sustainable Moon exploration.

Four astronauts – three Americans and one Canadian – blasted off Wednesday on NASA’s Artemis II, humanity’s first lunar flight in over 50 years. The 32-storey rocket soared from Kennedy Space Center, marking the start of a decade-long plan for sustainable Moon exploration and a future landing near the south pole.