Astronauts share ‘spectacular moment’ as Artemis II breaks out of Earth’s orbit and heads to far side of the moon

The four crew of Nasa’s Artemis II mission have shared a “spectacular moment” as their Orion craft left Earth’s orbit and started its final push towards the far side of the moon.

During the first public video conference with the crew, Commander Reid Wiseman said they saw a “spectacular view” as the spacecraft moved away from Earth.