April 3 (UPI) -- NASA's Artemis II crew left Earth orbit Thursday evening en route for the moon, marking a milestone not reached in more than 50 years.
The Orion spacecraft began a scheduled 5-minute, 50-second burn at 7:49 p.m. EDT, successfully propelling it and its four-person crew out of Earth orbit.
"Nominal translunar injection burn complete. The Artemis II crew is officially on the way to the moon," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced on social media.
"America is back in the business of sending astronauts to the moon. This time, farther than ever before."
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