NASA Artemis II astronauts in ‘great spirits,’ space agency officials say as mission nears moon

NASA's Artemis II mission is making history as four astronauts—Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch—journey around the moon on the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17 in 1972. After 48 hours in space, the crew is in "great spirits" and successfully performed a translunar injection burn that put them on course for the lunar far side. The 10-day mission will include a six-hour science observation period Monday, allowing the astronauts to photograph about 20 percent of the moon's far side with human eyes for the first time.