The six-minute engine burn successfully propelled the Orion spacecraft on its journey to the far side of the Moon, Nasa says.

The Orion spacecraft has successfully completed the translunar injection burn and departed low-Earth orbit. The Artemis 2 astronauts are now on their way to the Moon. At 7:57 p.m. ET, the Orion spacecraft completed a translunar injection burn, making it the first crewed spacecraft to depart low-Earth orbit since the Apollo era.

It had been 53 years, 3 months and 17 days since the Apollo 17 crew — the final moon landing mission — left lunar orbit, headed back to Earth and ended an era. But a new era has finally begun with

Orion space capsule will orbit Earth until later today, when a scheduled engine burn will send ship to the moon

NASA's Artemis II mission launched from Florida with 4 astronauts. Now the agency is sharing a stunning view of Earth before they head toward the moon.

NASA’s Artemis II launch was largely successful, but a jammed Orion spacecraft toilet and other minor glitches were fixed before the crew heads to the moon.

The engine burn is a pivotal move that will put the astronauts on a path that humans haven’t traveled in half a century — one with plenty of risks.