A three-man one-woman crew blasted off on a voyage to the moon Wednesday, riding atop the world’s most powerful operational rocket as it roared away on a trail-blazing flight to help pave the way for upcoming lunar landings and an American moon base.

Ahead of the launch of the historic Artemis II mission around the moon, here's everything you need to know.

Meet the crew of NASA's Artemis 2, which will include the first woman, first Black man, and first Canadian to fly on a moon mission.