boosters ignition. and lift off of artemis one. we rise together, back to the moon and beyond. roaring off launch pad 49 be at the kennedy space center, the next chapter in americas love affair with all things space. and is on the core stage into solid rocket boosters now prevailing the vehicle at 128 miles per hour. nasa s artemis rocket, the most powerful ebel built headed for a multi day crew orbit around the moon. a test flight before astronauts climb into the orion spaceship and head for a lunar landing, perhaps within 2 to 5 years. flanked with two booster rockets, artemis looks like apollo on steroids. 15% more powerful than the monster center five rockets
one generation to go from segregation to the supreme court of the united states. lift off of artemis one. nasa s artemis 1 finally went from earth to space. the launch was called off a few times. the rocket took off in november. the unmanned mission is paving the way for astronauts to someday return to the moon. the dawn of a new era as the world looks forward to the new year. this fall, hurricane ian pummeled southwest florida, devastating millions along the coast. climate experts are warning these catastrophic storms are becoming the norm as warming temperatures force more extreme and destructive weather events. here is nbc news meteorologist dylan drier. 2022, a violent year of climate and weather extremes from heat waves and drought to catastrophic flooding and
2022 is a pivotal year for a space exploration. from artemis, dark, to a new diverse generation of astronauts. we are preparing for a return to the moon. here is nbc s tom costello with a look back at a remarkable year. three, two, one. boosters and ignition. lift off of artemis one. it was a year of triumph for space exploration. nasa s artemis moon mission was the headline grabbing finale. a 25-day and 1.4 million-mile test flight. it is the new orion spaceship. it will one day carry astronauts back to the moon. the 80 mile high high resolution flyover of the moon. long orbit deep into space. orion is one of the money. coming right down the pipe. a spectacular reentry with a heat shield hitting 5000 degrees. that is half of the temperature of the sun. there it is.
your best friends? her childhood story was featured in the movie king richard starring will smith, whose oscar win was overshadowed by this. the slap heard around the word old. smith later apologized for the moore stole the spotlight from other winners, including best picture and indeed drama about a deaf family. what the hell? big screen blockbusters came roaring out of the danger zone with tom cruise s top gun maverick topping a billion bucks at the worldwide box office. i want to manage expectations. twitter got a controversial new owner, elon musk, while a supreme court got a history making new justice, ketanji brown jackson. she replaced the retiree stephen breyer, becoming the first black woman to sit on the high court. in my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the supreme court of the united states. lift off of artemis one.
observed. to the dart mission, crashing a spacecraft into an asteroid on purpose. for the first time ever. this year has been one for the science books. and takes a look at some of these highlights. three, two, one. boosters in ignition. and lift off of artemis one. in a year of trials for space exploration, nasa s artemis moon mission was the headline grabbing finale. a 25-day 1.4 million dollar test flight of a new o brien spaceship, that will one day carry astronauts back to the moon. an 80 mile high high resolution flyover of the moon, along orbit deeper into space. orion is right on the money. coming right down the pike. then a spectacular re-entry with the heat shield hitting 5000 degrees. that s half the temperature of the sun. and there it is. high over the pacific.