The Artemis II mission has completed a critical engine burn that will propel the Orion spacecraft on its journey to the far side of the Moon
“Humanity has once again shown what we are capable of,” Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says, in his first words after the completion of the burn – what we heard at a glance
In a livestream from space, commander Reid Wiseman describes the “spectacular” view of Earth “from pole to pole”
Nasa hails the procedure as “flawless” and says all the astronauts are “doing great”
The spacecraft began the burn at its lowest point of orbit relative to Earth, our science correspondent explains
No-one will land on the Moon during this mission, the Orion capsule will just circle it – here’s what the mission is all about and what happens next
