Artemis II

[Arthur Dent]

Rocket is on the pad and already fueling for a manned moon mission planned to launch this evening. First time humans have traveled beyond low Earth orbit since 1972. Despite everything, I think it's exciting.

[GeddyWrox]

The kid in me loves this! Remembering watching the shuttle launches with great fascination.

[GeddyWrox]

[cardsfantx]

yeah, it's pretty damn cool. Last time we had anyone on the moon was 1972 (I know this one isn't landing on the moon, but still), and so most of us here were too young to remember any of it, or not even born yet

[IMADreamer]

I'm definitely excited for the launch.

[Mary1966]

CNN just reported they are having a problem with a battery aboard the capsule so there might be a delay or they night have to cancel. They were interviewing Sen. Mark Kelly and his twin brother Scott (both former astronauts) and Sen. Kelly said they have a two hour window to solve the problem before they would have to cancel. The countdown is at about 45 minutes.

[Mary1966]

CNN now reporting the battery issue is no longer a problem and they are go for launch. The countdown is at 17 minutes.

[Mary1966]

Pause at 10 minutes to let launch director make some last minute decisions.

[Mary1966]

Countdown starts again, 10 minutes to go.

[Mary1966]

LAUNCH!