Artemis Two Moon Mission Delayed, New Base Planned

0:00On April 1st, NASA's Artemis II mission is set to make history as the first crew trip to the Moon in over 50 years. Four astronauts commander Reid Weizmann, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch from the U.S. and Jeremy Hanson from Canada will fly by. The Moon on a 10-day journey covering nearly 700,000 miles. The goal is testing the Orion capsule, life support, and how humans handle deep space radiation and reentry heat up to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Launch was slated for 6.24 pm Eastern time from Kennedy Space Center, but right now it's on hold. Engineers found a glitch in the flight termination safety system that explosive safeguard if the rocket goes off course. They're hunting for an old space shuttle part as a fix, and officials say it's a no-go until resolved. President Trump jumped on social media praising the American astronauts as brave pioneers, but notably left out Hanson, calling it America's big win in space.

1:01This echoes the Apollo days. Last humans beyond Earth orbit were Apollo 17 in 1972, with only 12 ever walking the lunar surface. The crews already suited up, seated in Orion, and the rockets fully fueled with over 700,000 gallons of crowd-genic repellents. New NASA admin Jared Weizmann shifted plans, ditching the lunar gateway for a $20 billion moon base, pushing steady steps toward Mars by decades end. If they lift off soon, Day 6 brings a close moon pass 4,000 to 6,000 miles from the South Pole for key photos ahead of future. Landings, keep watching. This could redefine our lunar comeback or slip to tomorrow.