Artemis 2: Historic Moon Flyby

0:00NASA's Artemis II mission crew is set to make history Monday with the closest fly-by of the moon in over 50 years. The four astronauts, Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian Jeremy Hansen, launched Wednesday, April 1st, on a test run for future. Mooner landings. They'll zip within about 4,066 miles of the surface just after 7pm New York time, snapping pics of the far side we never see from Earth. Earlier this week, they already broke ground by heading farther from home than any humans before, topping the Apollo 13 crew from 19. 70, around 2pm New York time. The fly-by kicks off at 2.45pm when there are Ryan capsule swings windows toward the moon for prime viewing. Folks at NASA are playing a cool on the distance milestone, calling it a fun stat by stressing the real learning ahead. Still, mission controls got a countdown clock ticking. This runs a dress rehearsal for landing people on the moon in maybe 2 years, paving the way for bigger Artemis steps.

1:05During the past, the crew's eyes hailed as the universe's best cameras will spot new details on the far side, like subtle colors no one's caught. Before, they'll also hit a 40-minute comms blackout around 6.47pm as the moon blocks Earth, just like in past missions. These pioneers are shattering barriers too, glover as the first black astronaut moon bound, Coke, the first woman, and Hanson, the first Canadian. As they loop around and head home, Artemis second keeps the dream alive for humanity's next giant leap. This has been Canada News Today, powered by AI.