US President Trump ordered the release in February amid renewed public interest; critics claim distraction.
Four astronauts from NASA’s Artemis II mission have broken the record for the farthest human travel from Earth.
Artemis II is expected to break the record for the farthest distance humans have travelled from Earth.
Jeremy Hansen is the first Canadian to head to the moon
The crew were about 100,000 miles (160,000 kilometres) from Earth and were quickly closing in on the moon.
The Orion capsule has successfully propelled itself out of Earth’s orbit on its mission to the moon.
The capsule is expected to reach the moon on about April 6, the sixth day of the mission.
NASA successfully launched four astronauts into space on Wednesday evening, for a 10-day flight to the moon.
The mission is a major step in NASA’s plan to return humans to the moon and eventually send astronauts to Mars.
Astronauts have boarded NASA’s Orion capsule as they prepare for the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years.
