The boss spoke at a press meeting in Florida and said there was a partial loss of communication 51 minutes into the flight.

The rocket took off with a lot of power, carrying the Orion spacecraft and astronauts to Earth orbit and starting America's return to the moon. The rocket was very strong.

About 51 minutes into the flight, the Orion spacecraft had a communications issue, causing a temporary partial loss of communication.

The astronauts could hear us, but we couldn't hear them for a short time.

The vehicle was fine. We can talk to the crew again. We're working on the issue and will tell you more. There were no issues with the vehicle itself.

The Orion spacecraft separated from the core stage and its solar arrays are working. The crew will soon do a burn to put the spacecraft into a stable orbit, getting ready for the journey to the moon.

NASA's first manned Moon mission in over 50 years will take astronauts deeper into space than before.

The rocket launched from Florida with four crew members. The rocket is very tall and was launched at 6:36 pm local time.

The astronauts reached orbit and will circle the Earth before going to the moon.

The commander said they had a beautiful view of the moon and were headed towards it.

The team entered the capsule hours before launch and will stay there for 10 days with limited space.

Before they boarded, a lot of fuel was loaded into the spacecraft.

The astronauts waved to people as they went to the launch pad.

The commander said it was a great day for the team. The team is very happy.

The lunar flyby will take the crew far into space before returning to Earth.

The current record for the furthest spaceflight is about 248,000 miles, set by the Apollo 13 mission in 1970.