Artemis II astronauts check off first milestones of historic moon-bound mission

By Jackie Wattles, Ashley Strickland Merritt Island, Florida (CNN) – Artemis II is on its journey to circumnavigate the moon. Four astronauts blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday evening on the monumental 10-day mission. The mission crew includes NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with the Canadian Space