Watch: Artemis II's journey so far as it leaves Earth's orbit ... in 85 seconds

The crew will not land on the Moon on this current mission, though Nasa is preparing for a potential lunar landing by 2028.

The Artemis II crew initiated their journey to the Moon after successfully executing the translunar injection burn, setting the spacecraft on a path for a lunar flyby and return to Earth.

The Artemis II mission successfully completed a perigee raise burn, adjusting the spacecraft's orbit in preparation for the upcoming lunar flyby, as the crew continues their journey toward the Moon.

NASA's Artemis II mission marks the agency's first crewed lunar flyby in over five decades, with astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen aboard the Orion spacecraft.

Airbus discusses the role of the European Service Module (ESM) in supporting NASA's Artemis II mission, providing essential life-support and propulsion systems for the Orion spacecraft.