Artemis Two Launches First Crewed Moon Mission

NASA's Artemis-2 mission just launched four astronauts into space for a nearly 10-day

loop around the moon and back.

That's Reed Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch from NASA, plus Jeremy Hansen from

the Canadian Space Agency.

They lived it off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the massive Space Launch System

rocket, topped with the Orion capsule.

This marks the first crewed flight in NASA's Artemis program, kicking off plans for a long

term U.S. presence on the moon.

The crew trained for almost three years, heading deeper into space than any humans before.

Meanwhile, folks in South Australia are pitching in big time.

Local aerospace firm Southern Launch is providing key ground tracking from the Kuneva test

range near Seduna.

Defense Minister Chris Picton called it a proud moment for the state space industry.

The launch validates the rocket after over a decade of work by Boeing and Northrop Grumman

as NASA-I's cheaper options from SpaceX.

It's all part of racing to land humans on the moon by Artemis IV in 2028, ahead of

China's plans around 2030.

With the crew now slicing due space, this mission sets the stage for humanity's next lunar

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