Nasa’s first manned Moon mission in more than five decades fired its rockets early on Friday to break out of Earth’s orbit. Nasa deputy associate administrator Lori Glaze told a news conference: ...

The Artemis II astronauts blasted out of Earth’s orbit Thursday evening and on to the next phase of their mission — a four-day journey toward the moon. The Orion spacecraft burned its engine for six ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Artemis II astronauts fire their engines to rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Artemis II astronauts fire their engines to rocket toward the moon after spending a day around Earth.

After a day of testing the Orion capsule high above the planet, the crew of the NASA mission became the first people to head into deep space since 1972. Katrina Miller Reporting from Johnson Space ...