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Absolutely breathtaking view of the Artemis II launch. Wow. Source: @weatherdak @EverythingScience

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In the words of Commander Reid Wiseman: FULL SEND IT! Orion and its crew of four is in space, and in just a few days, should be in the moon's sphere of influence. I cannot believe what I saw with my own eyes. Emotional. Exciting. Ecstatic. I'm out of E words! Source: @thenasaman @EverythingScience

The 7 m-long solar arrays provide enough electricity to power two households. 🏠🏠 The wings can swivel and rotate to follow the Sun, like sunflowers do 🌻 Built in the Netherlands by Airbus Space, they will keep computers and experiments running. Source: @esaspaceflight @EverythingScience

🛰️ The Orion spacecraft spreads its wings. ☀️ The four solar arrays on the European Service Module unfolded like a concertina. 🔋 They are starting to collect photons from the Sun to turn them into electricity for the Moon trip. Source: @esaspaceflight @EverythingScience

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We have liftoff! Go Artemis II!! Source: @JerryPikePhoto @EverythingScience

Go, Artemis II! 🌕 NASA’s Artemis II mission is sending astronauts around the Moon. On their ten-day journey, the team will switch between the Near Space Network and Deep Space Network to communicate with Mission Control. Learn how our networks work together: go.nasa.gov/47zdZWg Source: @NASASpaceOps @EverythingScience

A burn has started to raise the perigee (lowest point) of the orbit

Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars. Source: @NASA @EverythingScience

Main engine cut-off and stage separation