Orion's Moon Flyby: A Giant Leap for Mankind

0:00NASA's Orion spacecraft nailed its key engine burn late Thursday, firing up the main thruster to sling the Artemis II crew toward a moon flyby. This translooner injection put the four member team commander Reed Weizmann, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian. Ashinaught Jeremy Hanson, on the perfect path for their 10-day trip, they blasted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida just the evening before. That burn was make or break, with zero margin for slip-ups to lock in the right trajectory. It's a huge step after years of work and billions poured in by NASA and Lockheed Martin. No one's landing on the moon this time, but it's setting the stage for bigger things. Folks are buzzing about how this crew will smash the record for the farthest humans have ever gone from Earth, topping Apollo 13 from 19. 70. We got that nod to the old Apollo days, named after Artemis, the twin sister of the moon god. While cruising, they'll run tests, snap lunar picture in the close pass, and even link

1:03up for a first-ever chat with the International Space Station. Crew. NASA's Iangamoon Base where astronauts can live and work long-term. All eyes now, on that historic flyby, proving we can push deeper into space and choose our future among the stars. That's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.