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. Nasas 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 that carried apollo astronauts to the moon. There is a lot out there to explore, and this is the next beginning. And this is the artemis generation. Artemis is all about asserting americas leadership of space, building a lunar base, and orbiting lunar Space Station. Then, in the late 2030s, a Mission To Mars. The moon is a few d
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 that carried apollo astronauts to the moon. there is a lot out there to explore, and this is the next beginning. and this is the artemis generation. artemis is all about asserting america s leadership of space, building a lunar base, and orbiting lunar space station. then, in the late 2030 s, a mission to m
after a once this a lifetime blizzard pummelled the city. we ll take you live to buffalo, where the thashl guard is stepping in to help. the severe weather ignite ing a southwest airline meltdown leaving passengers stranded in airport terminals. the chaos stretching into another day with thousands of flights cab selled so far. we ll bring you a live report from the busiest airport in the country. also this hour, fresh fallout surrounding george santos, who admitted to fabricating his resume. we ll take a closer look at why a new york prosecutor is looking into the matter. and an update from the vatican this morning on the condition of pope benedict. we ll bring you the latest reporting on his situation. and the countdown to the new year is on. organizers for saturday s new year s eve celebration in new york city will hold their annual confetti test this morning before releasing 1.5 tons of confetti at midnight on new year s eve. we begin with our top story this morn
And the former president under fire after a video appearing to reference nazi germany was posted to his social media account. President biden accusing mr. Trump of using, quote, hitlers language. The battle over graceland. Elvis granddaughter accusing creditors of trying to steal the property away through fraud. The new turn in the investigation into the death of friends star matthew perry. Scarlett johansson taking on openai. What she is accusing the tech giant of doing after she turned them down. And the portal connecting two cities across the world reopening, as long as everyone behaves. Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening and welcome. Breaking as we come on the air tonight, the radar maps lighting up with Tornado Warnings from yet another Severe Weather outbreak. A line of storms making their way across iowa this afternoon, where at least 12 tornadoes have been reported today and already one death. Early major Damage Reports coming in from greenfield,
Showing major damage, homes destroyed, a neighborhood leveled. 50 million at risk from texas to michigan, and the threat lasting into the night. Also tonight, the deadly turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight out of london. Oxygen masks hanging down, debris in the aisles, blood on the seats. At least one dead, 30 injured. What caused it. Donald trumps defense resting its case on the Hush Money Trial without calling him to the stand. And the former president under fire after a video appearing to reference nazi germany was posted to his social media account. President biden accusing mr. Trump of using, quote, hitlers language. The battle over graceland. Elvis granddaughter accusing creditors of trying to steal the property away through fraud. The new turn in the investigation into the death of friends star matthew perry. Scarlett johansson taking on openai. What she is accusing the tech giant of doing after she turned them down. And the portal connecting two cities across the world re