Artemis II crew talk about their Moon mission – watch live

Four astronauts – three Americans and one Canadian – trained for more than two years before taking Artemis II around the Moon. They have decades of experience between them – although one had never been to space before.

The Nasa astronauts, who have all previously been to space, are:

Reid Wiseman, 50, the mission’s commander.

Victor Glover, 49, the mission’s pilot.

Christina Koch, 47, a mission specialist.

And the Canadian Space Agency astronaut is:

Jeremy Hansen, 50, a specialist. This was Hansen’s first time in space.

All of the astronauts said they sat down with their families to talk about the risks involved before the launch.

“We’ve all got someone, an astronaut, that is going to be with our family members when they’re watching launch, which can be this terrific and terrifying moment all at the same time,” Glover said ahead of the trip.