For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts are on their way to the moon.

NASA’s Artemis II crew woke up on Day 3 of their mission reflecting on the historic moment as they became the first astronauts in more than 50 years to leave Earth’s orbit.

Their roughly six-hour lunar flyby promises views of the moon’s far side that were too dark or too difficult to see by the 24 Apollo astronauts who preceded them.