Nasa spacecraft orbiting Earth after spectacular Artemis II Moon mission launch
Nasa’s Artemis II mission has taken off and the spacecraft is now in orbit around the Earth – watch the mission live above
“We go for all humanity,” astronaut Reid Wiseman said as they launched – see the moment the rocket blasted-off
They 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 round the Moon
Wednesday night’s launch wasn’t all plain sailing – from pre-flight tech issues to “go for launch”, our science correspondent recaps what happened
Take-off was spectacular – you could feel the rocket lift-off passing through your body, our (rather excited) science editor writes from Florida
The crew are “safe, secure and in great spirits”, a Nasa official says – they won’t land on the Moon during their 10-day mission, but plan to circle it, and could travel further from Earth than anyone has ever been before
