00:00in the coming hours a historic event will take place the return of humans to the moon after more
00:04than 50 years the last time humans reached the moon was in 1972 and since then no human mission
00:10has been repeated however this week specifically on thursday april 2nd nasa will launch this long
00:16awaited mission nasa will send four astronauts including a female astronaut who will be the
00:21first woman to travel on a mission near the moon the duration of this mission is 10 days the
00:26astronauts will not land on the lunar surface instead they will take a trajectory known as a
00:31free return the spacecraft will head out to orbit the far side of the moon passing the moon at a
00:36distance of up to 7 600 kilometers during this trajectory the spacecraft will reach the farthest
00:42distance humans have ever traveled moving approximately 400 000 kilometers away from earth
00:48the total distance covered round trip will exceed 1 million kilometers this mission is the real and
00:53final test before we return to land on the lunar surface in other words this is the step that
00:58paves the way for the human landing that will happen in the next mission the upcoming plan isn't just a
01:03passing visit to the moon like before the goal this time is permanent residency as nasa is planning to
01:09build the first human base on the moon south pole before we reach the year 2030 by the way this
01:14journey
01:15will be broadcast live to the entire world so there's no room for conspiracy theories of course as usual i
01:21will be covering this historic event step by step so make sure you are following me
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