Artemis II Blasts Off in Historic Return to Deep Space and the Moon

Artemis II lifted off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral on Wednesday, marking the crucial first step in mankind’s historic return to deep space and the moon. A crew of four astronauts are onboard the towering 322-foot rocket — and if all goes according to plan they will travel 250,000 miles away from home, further from Earth than any human has ever gone. They will also view sights never-before-seen by the human eye during the 10-day mission as they round the far side of the moon with the sun’s daylight shining up it. #artemisII #nasa #blastoff The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Check out our three new podcasts: NYNext (week): https://www.youtube.com/@nynext1 Pod Force One with MIranda Devine (weekly): https://www.youtube.com/@PodForce1 NY POSTcast (daily): https://www.youtube.com/@NYPOSTcast Get The Post’s latest headlines everyday with our Morning Report newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/NYPOSTSIGNUP Catch the latest news at http://www.nypost.com. Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/NYPost