REWRITE THIS IN 5 SENTANCES - More than five decades since the last Apollo mission, NASA launched Artemis II today, marking the first crewed mission to orbit the moon as the full pink moon ascended in the sky. The mission lifted off from Kennedy Space Cen

Today, NASA launched Artemis II, the first crewed mission to orbit the moon in over fifty years, as the full pink moon rose in the sky. The mission, which lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 6:36 PM EDT on April 1, carries four astronauts aboard the "Integrity" spacecraft on a ten-day journey. This expedition marks the first time astronauts have ventured beyond low-Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972, with the crew comprising NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen. Notably, Christina Koch will be the first woman to travel beyond Earth’s orbit. After this mission, NASA plans to continue with Artemis III in 2027 and aims for the first crewed lunar landing in the Artemis program with Artemis IV in 2028.