Artemis Two Crew Blasts Off, Paving Path to Moon

0:00On April 2nd, the Artemis II crew just nailed their launch on the massive space launch system rocket from Kennedy Space Center yesterday, putting four astronauts into a high-earth orbit after a perfect lift-off. Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen are chilling in the Orion capsule, running checks and fixing small glitches like a comms hiccup in a wonky toilet controller before grabbing some shut-eye. They're prepped for the big Transluner injection burn, which would sling them toward the moon for the first crew fly by in over 50 years as part of this 10-day mission. NASA teams are huddling today to greenlight it around 7.07 pm, eastern time, with the burn 25 minutes later, if all good. President Trump shouted out these brave astronauts during his address, calling the launch something special, while NASA says the crews in high. Spirits with issues sorted. This flight marks history too. First woman, first person of color, and first non-American headed lunar, plus the debut crew'd run for SLS.

1:04They even tested proximity moves mimicking future docking with the lander, all smooth on this uncrewed before craft. Officials confirm everything's reliable so far, setting up records for farthest humans from Earth. With China gunning for moon landing by 2030, this ramps up the space race, paving NASA's pass back to the lunar surface by 20, 28 and beyond. I'm Corey with the story, and you've been listening to NFL News today, AI-powered football coverage.