NASA Artemis crew's warning as they pass 'point of no return' on moon mission

NASA Artemis crew's warning as they pass 'point of no return' on moon missionAn emergency message flashed in front of the four-strong crew of NASA's Orion rocket during take-off - the ship is currently on its way to the Moon for the historic Artemis missionNewsBenedict Tetzlaff-Deas News Reporter08:50, 04 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesThe crew of NASA's Artemis II have described passing the 'point of no return'(Image: AP)The crew of NASA's historic Artemis II mission have revealed the emergency warning they were given as they passed the 'point of no return' on their historic trip to the Moon.‌Three Americans and one Canadian - Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen - have now been in space for three days on the Orion spacecraft, and are due to arrive at the Moon on Monday. The mission will send the crew roughly 252,799 miles from Earth, which will be the furthest travelled into space in human history.‌Along with scientists in Houston, Texas, a radar station near Helston, in Cornwall, is helping to track the flight, which is the first manned trip around the Moon in more than half a century.‌View 4 ImagesThe Orion spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida this week(Image: AFP via Getty Images)READ MORE: Artemis 2 crew share dramatic pictures of Earth tens of thousands of miles awayREAD MORE: NASA Artemis II astronauts' space food menu leaves everyone saying same thingThe Orion is being propelled towards the Moon by an engine burn, a manoeuvre designed to push the spacecraft out of Earth's orbit. However, just 20 minutes following the burn on Wednesday, the crew was hit with an alarming emergency alert indicating a cabin leak."We did get a warning message for 'cabin leak suspected'," Jeremy Hansen said during the crew's first live broadcast from space. "This grabs your attention because… you go right from doing this burn and you're heading to the moon to...