The crew of the Artemis II mission shared updates and excitement before embarking on their historic journey to the moon in a video call.

<img alt="Four people are seen in a small space with lots of gear and technology around them." height="349" src="https://i.cbc.ca/ais/cf40b32d-7c5d-4178-9ff2-7647c39d5db6,1775235253276/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C133%2C2549%2C1433%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29" title="The Artemis II crew — from left, Canadian mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, commander Reid Wiseman, mission specialist Christina Koch and pilot Victor Glover — speak with NASA mission control via video conference from ...