After years of postponements and close to $100 billion in spending, NASA has launched the first mission to send astronauts around the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

NASA astronaut Victor Glover said he hopes for a future where milestones like his are no longer defined by “firsts,” emphasizing that the upcoming moon mission should be seen as part of shared human h...

Since launch, the vehicle has separated from its launch system and been manually piloted, testing how the Orion capsule will dock with future lunar landers.