Nasa has given an update on the Artemis II Moon mission, saying that the weather forecast for Wednesday, the first possible launch day, is "80 per cent go" It comes after the crew took questions from quarantine,

NASA continues to target Wednesday (April 1) for the launch of its Artemis 2 mission to fly astronauts around the moon, and says teams are tracking zero technical issues leading up to the liftoff window.

NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the moon to test Orion's systems, expand international partnerships and pave the way for moon landings.

NASA says it’s ready to send four astronauts on a journey around the Moon on the Artemis II rocket, with the launch window opening on Wednesday.

The Artemis II crew is in quarantine ahead of a launch scheduled for Wednesday. If all goes well, the crew will fly around the far side of the moon, going farther from Earth than any human in history.

The first crewed mission of NASA's Artemis moon program may take off in a matter of days, with a launch window that opens on April 1, and as preparations are underway for that, the space agency is refocusing its plan to establish a human presence on the moon.

Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao discusses the Artemis II mission and the outlook for future moon and Mars exploration on ‘The Sunday Briefing.’

The countdown to launch of the Artemis II crew's flight around the moon begins Monday at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.