Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission in 50 Years

0:00On March 31, NASA is gearing up for a huge milestone with the Artemis-2 mission, the first crew trip to the moon in over 50 years in Zipalo, 17 back in 1972. After weeks of headaches, the countdowns gone smooth as silk on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral. The massive 32-story space launch system rocket is holding steady, and forecasts are calling an 80% shot at perfect weather for a rise. Crew of four three Americans and one Canadian are pumped for this historic fly-by, zipping around the moon without landing or orbiting before heading. Straight home, folks on the ground are buzzing with the weight of it all, knowing this puts humans back in lunar space. Earlier delays hit hard, from hydrogen fuel leaks pushing things from February to March, then helium line clogs sliding into April, but the teams. Fixed every glitch with limited launch windows each month, fueling kicks off Wednesday morning for an evening send-off, paving the way for NASA's next giant leap skyward.

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