The four astronauts heading to the moon for the lunar fly-by are the first humans to venture there since 1972. The ten-day mission will travel more than 600,000 miles.

The US space agency's mission will see four astronauts take part in a 10-day fly around the far side of the Moon and back to Earth again. Find out more here.

NASA will again attempt to fuel up its moon rocket and do a launch-day walkthrough ahead of its Artemis II mission to send four astronauts around the moon.

After discussing a successful second wet dress rehearsal for Artemis II after some fuel concerns, NASA set the earliest launch attempt for Artemis II for March 6, 2026.

Nasa is targeting March 6 (March 7 in the UK) to launch a crew around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years, in what would be humankind's furthest ever trip into space. The Artemis II mission will see four astronauts embark on a 10-day journey around the far side of the Moon and back to Earth,

NASA officials on Friday said the agency was targeting March 6 for the launch of four astronauts around the moon and back as part of its Artemis II mission after overcoming rocket-fueling snags in a second key launch rehearsal this week,