Florida, April 1 -- The Artemis crew has officially embarked on a "historic 10-day mission around the Moon," a journey that may see them travel "further from Earth than anyone has ever been before."

A crew of four astronauts has boarded their spacecraft in anticipation of this landmark flight, which represents a major milestone in lunar exploration. However, the mission faced an initial setback at the Kennedy Space Center as the launch was delayed from its "scheduled 6:24 PM ET liftoff" while technical teams worked to address emerging issues.

The international team is comprised of NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, alongside Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency. This ambitious lunar mission signifie...