counting down. the art miss rocket is finally on the launch pad ready to fly for the first time on monday. it s no longer the apollo generation. it s the artemis generation and that brings new discoveries. i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. well, it s nasa s long overdue return to the moon, and t-minus just a few hours until hopefully launchtime of the u.s. space agency s most powerful rocket. the program is called artemis, the first phase blasting off in the morning, unmanned and setting the stage for a manned landing on the lunar surface once again. just a short time ago vice president kamala harris touched down in central florida. she and the second gentleman planning to watch the liftoff in person. as the head of the space council i can tell you i m so proud of what is happening in terms of our space program and the leadership that the united states is providing to the world. the arte myos program is the beginning of the next er
counting down. the art miss rocket is finally on the launch pad ready to fly for the first time on monday. it s no longer the apollo generation. it s the artemis generation and that brings new discoveries. i m pamela brown in washington. you re live in the cnn newsroom. well, it s nasa s long overdue return to the moon, and t-minus just a few hours until hopefully launchtime of the u.s. space agency s most powerful rocket. the program is called artemis, the first phase blasting off in the morning, unmanned and setting the stage for a manned landing on the lunar surface once again. just a short time ago vice president kamala harris touched down in central florida. she and the second gentleman planning to watch the liftoff in person. as the head of the space council i can tell you i m so proud of what is happening in