Artemis Two: New Faces in Space

0:00It's March 28th. Welcome in. This is Global News Today, where the world meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. NASA's gearing up for Artemis II, the first crew lunar mission since 1972, with a squad that flips the script on those old Apollo. Days. Back then, it was all white guys with test pilot chops. This time, we've got Commander Reed Weisman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Kristina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen from Canada. A woman, a black astronaut, and an international partner, all pushing diversity in space. This 10-day trip won't land on the moon, or even orbit it, but it will sling them farther out than Apollo crews ever when, giving killer views of the moon's far side. Weisman, a 50-year-old Navy vet from Baltimore, leads the pack after stints on the space station, balancing dad life with his late wife's memory. These astronauts bring real stories. Glover, 49 from California, draws inspo from soul tracks critiquing early space-raised

1:01vibes, hyped to, inspire the next gen. Koch, 47 from North Carolina, holds the women's record for longest single space flight at 328. Days. Chill about this quick jaunt compared to her year up there. Hansen, also 50, can it as first moon-bound astronaut, grew up on a farm, and now gets how tough Apollo really was, prepping his kids for the risks, while staying grounded. Glover eyes this as a baton pass to future dockings in the 2028 landing. Artemis 2 sets the stage for humanity's moon comeback, blending grit, heart, and fresh faces to make deep space fill a little closer for all of us.