
Four astronauts have lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to attempt to journey around the moon as part of the Artemis II mission. The crew includes NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen. This is the first crewed moon mission since 1972.

Four astronauts have lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to attempt to journey around the moon as part of the Artemis II mission. The crew includes NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with the Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen. This is the first crewed moon mission since 1972.

The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II have embarked on a lunar venture that could mark the first time astronauts return to the vicinity of the moon in more than 50 years. The crew shared a message ahead of the historic flight.

Lawyers for Tyler Robinson said in recent court filings that government experts have so far been unable to conclusively connect the bullet fragment recovered from conservative activist Charlie Kirk's autopsy to a rifle found near the scene of Kirk's shooting. Robinson is charged with fatally shooting Kirk last year in Utah.

Four astronauts are set to launch on Artemis II, the first crewed moon mission in decades. On the walk to the launchpad, Mission Commander Reid Wiseman shared an emotional moment with his two daughters.

CNN's Tom Foreman breaks down the incredible hardware and engineering of Artemis II, designed to take humans farther into space than ever before.

CNN’s Randi Kaye speaks with Sen. Mark Kelly, a former NASA astronaut, who is on site at Kennedy Space Center today for the launch. Kelly said the whole Artemis II crew is excited and eagerly anticipating their lunar journey.

CNN’s Randi Kaye speaks with Sen. Mark Kelly, a former NASA astronaut, who is on site at Kennedy Space Center today for the launch. Kelly said the whole Artemis II crew is excited and eagerly anticipating their lunar journey.

Matcha is already relatively expensive, but the Iran war is threatening to push that cost up. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery explains how global oil prices, rising production costs, and other factors may push trendy products made from the plant into crisis.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a social media post that there will not be an investigation into an Army helicopter flyby at Kid Rock's Nashville-area home.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order targeting mail-in voting, in his latest effort to shape how US elections are run. Election experts told CNN the order is likely to face legal challenges.

The US could be done with its war with Iran within two to three weeks, President Donald Trump said. He said Washington will have “nothing to do with” the closed Strait of Hormuz.

American journalist Shelly Kittleson was kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq, sources and her media outlet said. It is unclear who is responsible for her abduction, but sources said that she was warned of threats against her, including kidnapping, from Iranian proxy group Kataib Hezbollah. CNN's Jeremy Diamond reports.

CNN's Jim Sciutto speaks with Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery about the conditions inside the country amid the war in Iran.



