NASA launched the Artemis II mission from Florida to send a four-person crew around the moon for the first time since 1972.Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen are testing the Orion spacecraft during the ten-day journey.The Space Launch System rocket propelled the mission into orbit to prepare for future lunar landings and Mars exploration.Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to the program as the spacecraft carries the Argentine nanosatellite
Atenea into space.