Artemis Two: Blasting Off to the Moon

0:00It's March 31st. You're listening to Vancouver News today, AI-powered local news. Artemis II is gearing up for a historic loop around the moon, pushing humans farther into space than ever before. The crew features Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hanson alongside NASA pilots, Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch. Though blast-off from Launchpad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the space-launched system rocket inside the Orion spacecraft. Earlier delays hit the mission back in February and March over hydrogen and helium glitches, but now NASA's eyes and 80% shot at liftoff. The prime window kicks off Wednesday, April 1st, from 6.24pm to 8.24pm. Eastern time perfect for us, night hours on the east coast. Back-up slots run every night through Monday, April 6th if weather or check scrub the first try. Scientists are buzzing with excitement, especially here in Canada cheering on Hanson. CBC's got full coverage with reporters on site, live streams, two hours pre-launch on their

1:03news site, and specials on Hano-Monsing tonight and the. National starting around 6pm, Eastern time. It's a big moment pulling everyone into the action across radio, TV, and online. This 10-day test flies Orion around the lunar South Pole without landing, proving systems for crewed ops. NASA's Shuffle Plans 2, Artemis 3 now tests in low Earth orbit, pushing the lunar landing to Artemis 4 in 2028. All these bills toward moon bases, science outposts, and that Mars dream, racing ahead of China's 2030 Zero Lunar Crew Go. Keep eyes on the skies as Artemis, two reignites our space fire.