Nasa launches four astronauts on world’s first crewed lunar mission in half a century

Daily Maverick | 02.04.2026 11:37
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida, April 1 (Reuters) – Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes voyage around the moon that marks the United States’ boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface later this decade in a race with China.