US launches Artemis II crewed Moon mission
By: Global Times | Published: Apr 02, 2026 09:53 AM
NASA's Artemis II Moon mission lifted off Wednesday from the US state of Florida, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed flight around the Moon in more than 50 years, according to the Xinhua News Agency. It is NASA's first crewed mission under the Artemis program. The four-member crew consists of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, per Xinhua.