Nasa’s Artemis II spacecraft has blasted off and is now orbiting the Earth in the first crewed mission to the Moon in half a century – watch the mission live above
“We go for all humanity,” astronaut Reid Wiseman said as they launched – see the moment the rocket blasted off
Take-off was spectacular – you could feel the rocket lift-off passing through your body, our (rather excited) science editor writes from Florida
From “epic views” to problems with the on-board toilet, we recap the launch
What happens now? They will remain in orbit for 24 hours as the crew carries out checks – if all goes well it will get the green light to head around the Moon
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
