Artemis Two: Historic Moon Mission Launch

0:00It's April 1st. Welcome to Sydney News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story. NASA's Artemis, RT mission, is hours from blasting off, sending four astronauts around the moon for the first time since 1972. This crew marks history with the first woman, first person of color, and first non-American heading beyond low-earth orbit. They're strapped into the Orion capsule on top of the massive space-launched system rocket at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Everything is underway, smooth as silk, pumping over 733,000 gallons of super-chill propellant into those four powerful engines. The launch window opens at 924 Australian Eastern daylight time today, after a February delay from hydrogen leaks. Officials say everything's on track. No major hitches so far. The team includes Commander Reed Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, the trailblazing black astronaut mission specialist, Christina Koch, the first woman on this journey in Jeremy Hansen

1:00Canada's first deep space explorer. These folks aren't just breaking barriers, they're paving the way for Artemis III's lunar landing. NASA picked early April for perfect alignment of Earth, Moon, and Sun, setting up that key trans lunar injection burn. Plus, Orion solar panels need sunlight every 90 minutes max to keep the cabin from freezing in space's deep chill. If weather or tech throws a curveball, they'll recycle tomorrow or up to Tuesday. Eyes on the sky, this could kick off a new space age. Stay tuned as these pioneers chase the stars.