00:13Four astronauts blasted off aboard a massive NASA rocket Wednesday on a long-anticipated
00:18journey around the moon, the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years.
00:24The Space Launch System rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center, drawing cheers
00:28from teams and spectators.
00:30On board the Orion spacecraft are Americans Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Cope,
00:36and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen.
00:39The crew will spend 10 days traveling around the moon, testing the spacecraft's safety
00:44and manual capabilities.
00:46The mission marks history, carrying the first woman, first person of color, and first non-American
00:52to the moon.
00:54After years of delays, Artemis II moves NASA closer to building a long-term human presence
00:59on the moon.
00:59Dhanush Rajareza, FMT.
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