Artemis 2 Launch : NASA’s First Moon Mission in 50+ Years (April 1, 2026)

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🚀 NASA’s Artemis 2 is ready for liftoff! Watch live as four astronauts embark on the first crewed moon mission in over 50 years. Launch is scheduled no earlier than April 1, 2026 at 6:24 PM EDT (22:24 GMT).  What you’ll see in this video:  Liftoff of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from Kennedy Space Center  The Orion capsule carrying Commander Reid Williams, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch (NASA), and Jeremy Hansen (Canadian Space Agency)  Key mission milestones: trans-lunar injection, lunar flyby (as close as 5,000 miles), and daily astronaut check-ins  Exclusive live footage from Orion’s exterior cameras  Possible ship-to-ship call with the International Space Station  Mission duration: ~10 days, ending with splashdown off San Diego.  📺 Live coverage begins at 12:50 PM EDT – tune in early for pre-launch analysis.  Why this matters: Artemis 2 is the first crewed test of the SLS and Orion systems, paving the way for lunar landings and future Mars missions. Humans haven’t traveled this far from Earth since Apollo 17 in 1972.  🔔 Subscribe & hit the bell for real-time updates on splashdown and mission highlights.  #Artemis2 #NASA #MoonMission #LiveLaunch #ArtemisProgram #OrionSpacecraft #SpaceNews

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00:04Hello and welcome to Global Pulse News. We are now just days away from a historic moment in

00:10space exploration. After more than half a century, NASA is set to return humans to the

00:17moon's vicinity. The Artemis 2 mission officially ready for liftoff. The launch window opens no

00:24earlier than April 1 at 6.24 p.m. ET. This mission will send four astronauts on a round-the

00:32-moon

00:32journey, marking the first time humans have traveled to that realm since 1972. Commander

00:39Reed Williams, Pilot Victor Glover, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space

00:44Agency Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen will liftoff from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

00:50Roughly 24 hours after launch, their Orion capsule will perform a critical engine burn

00:57to slingshot them toward the moon. This flight serves as the first crewed test for both the

01:03Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spacecraft, a crucial checkout before future missions attempt

01:09a lunar landing. Over the course of this approximately 10-day journey, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency

01:16are planning a full multimedia experience. Orion's exterior cameras are expected to stream live

01:23footage around the clock, though we may see some signal degradation depending on the spacecraft's

01:29distance from Earth. The astronauts will also check in publicly about once a day. A key highlight

01:35will come when Artemis 2 swings around the far side of the moon, coming as close as 5,000 miles

01:41to

01:42the lunar surface. The crew will be observing geological features while also conducting experiments

01:48on how the human body handles the higher radiation environment of deep space. And in a moment of

01:55interstellar connection, there may even be a ship-to-ship call between the International Space Station

02:01and the Orion capsule. We will bring that to you if it happens. The mission will conclude with a

02:08splashdown off the coast of San Diego, where the crew will be recovered by the U.S. Navy. Given that

02:15this mission is developing new procedures for the broader Artemis program, all events are subject to

02:20change. And of course, stay tuned here for live coverage beginning at 12.50pm ET on launch day.

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