NASA's Artemis II mission shared its first image of Earth from space as astronauts prepare for a historic journey to the moon.

The four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft are heading to the Moon after completing the critical engine burn that propels the capsule on its journey.

NASA says the Artemis II crew has passed the halfway mark between Earth and the moon, releasing new images of Earth from the capsule. Speaking with CBS News from Mission Control in Houston, the astronauts said the mission has already shown them things they’ve never experienced,

The Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon. They are the first moonbound crew in more than half a century, picking up where NASA's Apollo program left off.

The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on their way to the moon. After a successful launch from Florida April 1, the Artemis II mission was more than 70,000 miles away from Earth by 6 a.m.

Four astronauts took off on a flight around the moon in what is humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than half a century and the leadoff in NASA’s push toward a lunar landing in two years.

The world is already seeing stunning images from the Artemis II crew's voyage. On Friday, NASA released photos of Earth alongside an onboard video update from the spacecraft. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassman reports.