Artemis Two Launch: Historic Moon Mission from Huntsville

0:00Heads up space fans, the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, is throwing a watch party this Wednesday for the Artemis 2 launch. That's the space launch system blasting off with the Orion crew capsule on a 10-day trip around the moon, marking the first humans riding this beast, since Apollo days. Huntspills got deep roots here, with Marshall Space Flight Center building key Orion parts right in town, and Lockheed Martin's local team lending, engineering muscle. It's all coming together for this historic lift off. The crew features NASA astronauts, Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, plus Canada's Jeremy Hansen. Fun fact, Koch got hooked on space as a teen after five summers at Huntsfield Space Camp, talk about full circle. Rocket rolls out Wednesday, aiming for 5.25 pm launch, with 80% favorable weather odds. Kest the livestream from NASA, joined the crowd at Davidson Center starting 4.30 pm, and follow mission control feeds from Houston all. Mission long.

1:00This flight paves the way for Mars missions ahead, with Orion screaming back at seven miles per second for a splashdown off San Diego. Eyes to the sky, y'all, histories unfolding. This has been Birmingham News Today, powered by AI.