At the farthest, Artemis II is set to travel about 250,000 miles from Earth, surpass Apollo 13's record. Here's the mission by the numbers.

NASA officials said Sunday that the crew, Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule are ready to launch the Artemis II mission to circle the moon.

From a race with China to lunar discoveries, the US is investing time, effort and money to head to the Moon - and beyond.