The American space agency Nasa has launched its most powerful ever rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
The 100m-tall Artemis vehicle climbed skyward in a stupendous mix of light and sound.
Its objective was to hurl an astronaut capsule in the direction of the Moon.
This spacecraft, known as Orion, is uncrewed for this particular flight, but if everything works as it should, people will climb aboard for future missions that go to the lunar surface.
- The first Artemis I launch failed at the end of August due to technical glitches, while a second attempt at the start of September was hampered by a fuel leak. A planned third attempt in late September was delayed due to a tropical storm Ian
(BBC News)
