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PHOTOS NASA successfully launches Artemis II moon mission

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By Choi Won-suk
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A child wearing an astronaut costume gives a thumbs up in Titusville, Fla., on the day of the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, April 1. Reuters-Yonhap

A child wearing an astronaut costume gives a thumbs up in Titusville, Fla., on the day of the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, April 1. Reuters-Yonhap

Astronauts, front row from left, Pilot Victor Glover and Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, second row from left, Mission Specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch walk to Launch Complex 39B for the planned liftoff on NASA's Artemis II moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. AP-Yonhap

Astronauts, front row from left, Pilot Victor Glover and Cmdr. Reid Wiseman, second row from left, Mission Specialists Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch walk to Launch Complex 39B for the planned liftoff on NASA's Artemis II moon rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. AP-Yonhap

The Artemis II crewed lunar mission launches at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. Four astronauts departed on a long-anticipated journey around the moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With an intense roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad, the enormous orange-and-white rocket carried three Americans and one Canadian away from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at approximately 6:35 p.m. local time, according to an AFP journalist onsite. AFP-Yonhap

The Artemis II crewed lunar mission launches at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. Four astronauts departed on a long-anticipated journey around the moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. With an intense roar that reverberated far beyond the launchpad, the enormous orange-and-white rocket carried three Americans and one Canadian away from Florida's Kennedy Space Center at approximately 6:35 p.m. local time, according to an AFP journalist onsite. AFP-Yonhap

A bird flies past as the Artemis II crewed lunar mission lifts off from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. AFP-Yonhap

A bird flies past as the Artemis II crewed lunar mission lifts off from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. AFP-Yonhap

Observers at a park in Titusville, Fla., watch as the Artemis II crewed lunar mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, April 1. AFP-Yonhap

Observers at a park in Titusville, Fla., watch as the Artemis II crewed lunar mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, April 1. AFP-Yonhap

NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39B, April 1. The booster is launching the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis II mission, which will circumnavigate the moon. UPI-Yonhap

NASA's Space Launch System rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39B, April 1. The booster is launching the Orion spacecraft on the Artemis II mission, which will circumnavigate the moon. UPI-Yonhap

The Artemis II crewed lunar mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. Four astronauts blasted off aboard a NASA rocket for a journey around the moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. AFP-Yonhap

The Artemis II crewed lunar mission lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. Four astronauts blasted off aboard a NASA rocket for a journey around the moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. AFP-Yonhap

Children react while watching the live broadcast of the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission to circumnavigate the moon, during an event organized by the U.S. Consulate General in Mexico, at La Rodadora museum in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 1. Reuters-Yonhap

Children react while watching the live broadcast of the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission to circumnavigate the moon, during an event organized by the U.S. Consulate General in Mexico, at La Rodadora museum in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 1. Reuters-Yonhap

David plays with a toy astronaut as he and other children gather at La Rodadora museum to watch a live broadcast of the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, during an event organized by the U.S. Consulate General in Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 1. Reuters-Yonhap

David plays with a toy astronaut as he and other children gather at La Rodadora museum to watch a live broadcast of the launch of NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, during an event organized by the U.S. Consulate General in Mexico, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, April 1. Reuters-Yonhap

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. AFP-Yonhap

NASA's Artemis II Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. AFP-Yonhap

The Artemis II mission Space Launch System's solid rocket boosters carrying the manned Orion Integrity capsule separate from the main rocket after blasting off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. UPI-Yonhap

The Artemis II mission Space Launch System's solid rocket boosters carrying the manned Orion Integrity capsule separate from the main rocket after blasting off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. UPI-Yonhap

The Artemis II mission Space Launch System's solid rocket boosters carrying the manned Orion Integrity capsule separate from the main rocket after blasting off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. UPI-Yonhap

The Artemis II mission Space Launch System's solid rocket boosters carrying the manned Orion Integrity capsule separate from the main rocket after blasting off from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., April 1. UPI-Yonhap

A couple looks at the moon in Titusville, Fla., after the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, April 1. Reuters-Yonhap

A couple looks at the moon in Titusville, Fla., after the launch of the next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion crew capsule, part of NASA's Artemis II lunar flyby mission, from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, April 1. Reuters-Yonhap