There will be 31 women in mission control and so it is historic on so many levels. and i think it is going to prompt an entire generation, like the apollo program did, and in the words of gene cernan, i would love to leave with this, when he was leaving the moon, he really kind of urges all of us to think about that, god willing we shall return, and we will do so with peace and hope for mankind. and that s my hope for the artemis mission as it launches tomorrow, that we do so with the idea of peace and hope for all mankind. such meaningful words. yes. that is everyone s goal, right? thank you so much, janet ivey, for being with us. and, yes, fingers crossed for a good weather window between 8:33 and 10:33. thank you so much. thank you so much, janet. nasa engineers are looking
(dog barking) we love our pets. but we don t always love their hair. which is why we made bounce pet hair and lint guard with three times the pet hair fighting ingredients. just one sheet helps remove pet hair from your clothes! looking good starts in the dryer with bounce pet. nasa is going back to the the the moon and maybe beyond. when the artemis i mission blasts off on monday it will not be carrying any people, but it will instead be full of materials that nasa says represents the first long duration deep space biological experiment. this is all part of the effort to return astronauts to the moon for the first time in decades. so joining us now to talk about this is bill nelson, the nasa administrator and former u.s.
A short time ago, nasa announced it s given the go ahead for the launch of the artemis mission test flight to take place on monday next week. it s being heralded as the return of human exploration of the moon. you are watching the flight readiness review briefing for nasa s artemis i mission, this include flight test is currently targeted for august 29, at 8:33am eastern time, from historic launch pad, 39b. it s expected that the mission will lead eventually to the first woman and the first person of colour setting foot there. it is the apollo mission for a new generation as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. after a 50 year gap, we re heading back to the moon, and it all starts here
This is bbc news the headlines. the american space agency nasa says it ll go ahead with its launch of a giant new moon rocket next monday. the uncrewed maiden test flight for the artemis i mission will send a small capsule around the moon before it returns to earth with an ocean splashdown. donald trump has asked a federal court to temporarily block the fbi from reviewing the material it seized from his florida home two weeks ago. he s also asked the court to appoint what s called a special master usually a retired lawyer or judge to act as a watchdog. china has introduced emergency measures to save electricity as the country battles the worst droughts in some places in more than half a century. shanghai is switching off its famous waterfront lights, many factories have been ordered to close, and shops are restricting their
Welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a short time ago nasa announced it s given the go ahead for the launch of the artemis mission test flight to take place on monday next week. it s being heralded as the return of human exploration of the moon. you are watching the flight readiness review briefing for nasa s artemis i mission, this uncrewed flight test is currently targeted for august 29, at 8:33am eastern time, from historic launch pad, 39b. it s expected that the mission will lead eventually to the first woman