Artemis Two: First Crewed Moon Mission in 50 Years

0:00It's April 1st, Canada News Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. I'm Cory with the story. NASA just fueled up its massive space launch system rocket, a K-Canaveral for Artemis II, the first crude moon mission in over 50 years. Four astronauts, three Americans in one Canadian, are set for an evening liftoff, heading out to loop around the moon without landing or orbiting. Earlier today, they set emotional goodbyes to families amid huge crowds, boarding the astrow van for a nine-mile ride to the pad. Commander Reed Wiseman hypes the team, calling it a great day and fueling when smooth with no hydrogen leaks like in past tests. They loaded over 700,000 gallons into the 32-story beast. Cheers erupted as the crew waved heart shapes, with best wishes pouring in. Even from England's King Charles III to Canadian Jeremy Hanson, all the first non-American blasting toward the moon. This is joined by Christina Koch, the first woman, moonbound, and Victor Glover, the first

1:02black astronaut headed there. This flight breaks records, zooming 4,000 miles past the moon, for the farthest humans have ever gone from earth, then splashing down in the bang. Pacific. It's the kickoff to NASA's big Artemis push, eyeing a moon landing near the South Pole by 2028 and a permanent base. As these trailblazers light up the sky, the next era of space exploration is firing on all cylinders, bridging nations and rewriting history one orbit. At a time, at a time and reason, all first to be operated.