Artemis Two: First Moon Flyby in 50 Years

0:00It's April 3rd. Europe news today starts now. AI powered and always on. Astronauts on the Artemis 2 mission are blasting toward the moon for the first time in over 50 years, already more than 100,000 miles from Earth and feeling great, NASA says. This 10-day trip with three Americans and one Canadian will fly them deeper into space than any humans before, looping around the moon without, landing. They launched Wednesday evening from Cape Canaveral, Florida, cleared Earth orbit quick and now Orion's on track for a gravity-assisted ride home. Ground teams including the Goon Hilly station and Cornwall are locked in on tracking, though the crew will go radio silent for about 40 minutes, behind the moon's far side. Crews keeping busy with family chats and even testing toilet noise levels after past fixes. Small steps for big space streams. NASA bosses highlighted a stunning earth shot from Commander Reed Weisman reminding us everyone's in that view except these four trailblazers.

1:01Last moon crew was Apollo 17 back in 1972. The lays had two months ago from fuel leaks and helium issues, but now everything smooth, prepping tech for future lunar bases and Mars runs. As they push those final 150,000 miles, this flyby sets the stage for humanity's next giant leap, eyes on the stars ahead.