Artemis Two: First Crewed Moon Mission in 50 Years

0:00It's April 1st, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Vancouver News today. Your AI-powered local news. Four astronauts lifted off Wednesday on NASA's Artemis 2 mission, humanity's first crew trip toward the moon in over 50 years. Three Americans and one Canadian rode inside the Orion capsule, launched by the powerful space launch system rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Another Reed Wiseman led the diverse team, including pilot Victor Glover, Kristina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen from Canada. This crew brings historic firsts, the first woman, first person of color, and first non-American on a NASA deep space flight. Tens of thousands crowded the launch site, roads and beaches, capturing that same electric vibe from the Apollo days in the 1960s and 70s. A few surviving Apollo astronauts even showed up to root for this next chapter. The 10-day test starts with 25 hours in Earth orbit to check the capsule, then they

1:00fire engines toward the moon. They'll zip past it and go another 4,000 miles beyond the farthest any humans have traveled, before turning back for a splash down in the Pacific. This flight kicks off NASA's big push for a moon landing in two years and building a steady base up there, setting the stage for what's next in space.