Artemis II launches into orbit for NASA's first moon mission since Apollo program

Name: Artemis II launches into orbit for NASA's first moon mission since Apollo program
Uploaded: 2026-04-01T21:18:00-0700
Duration: 6 min 27 s
Description: NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back. The spectacular launch marked the first piloted moonshot since the end of the Apollo program 53 years ago. Nicole Comstock and Marina Jurica report.

NASA's Artemis II astronauts launched on a nine-and-a-half-day mission around the moon and back. The spectacular launch marked the first piloted moonshot since the end of the Apollo program 53 years ago. Nicole Comstock and Marina Jurica report.