NASA officials will brief reporters Tuesday afternoon on the upcoming test launch of Artemis II — the first crewed space mission to head toward the moon in more than 50 years.

Four astronauts took off on a journey to the moon, a mission intended by NASA to ignite a new era of space exploration following years of delays and setbacks.

The Artemis astronauts are Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission specialists Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, who between them will make history as the first person of colour, fir...