Artemis Two: Diverse Crew's Moon Flyby

0:00It's March 28th. I'm Cory with the story. This is Durham News today, driven by AI. NASA's gearing up for Artemis II, the first crude moon mission since Apollo over 50 years back. This squad of four breaks the mold no all white military pilots here. We've got a woman, a black astronaut, and even a Canadian on board. Commander Reed Weisman leads, with pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. Even like Apollo crews who landed or orbited, these spokes head out for a 10 day flyby. They'll dive thousands of miles past where Apollo went, snagging killer views of the moon's far side. It's all prepped for landings coming in 2027 and 2028. These astronauts weren't even born during Apollo. Weisman, a 50-year-old Navy vet and widower, calls parenting tougher than space. Glover, 49 from California, draws inspo from old protest tunes to reflect on NASA's past. BioNAC Koch, 47, holds the women's single mission record at 328 days up top.

1:05Hansen, also 50, makes Canada's moon debut as a farm-raised fighter pilot. He prepped his kids for risks, stressing safe odds but real stakes. Glover's hype to pass the baton, while Koch jokes her dogs more nervous than family after her year-long stint. This diverse crews fly by blasts open the door to tomorrow's moonwalks, blending grit, heart and history into NASA's fresh era.