Third time became the charm for NASA s attempt to launch the Artemis I mission - the rocket was successfully launched just before 2.00am EST (7:00am GMT) Wednesday morning.
The 24-second clip shows the outline of our planet slowly shrinking away in the distance (pictured main left), as the Orion capsule was blasted into space at speeds of up to 12,000 mph (19,000 kph).
Although the Artemis I mission won’t have any astronauts riding along, there are other items on board to commemorate the occasion and conduct science to further the Artemis program and other research projects.