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things, amazing things are accomplished. the artemis generation is ready. i am ready with my launch pad badge to head to watch this amazing thing. but, again, i ll keep you posted. you ll probably hear me going woo-hoo all the way from the east coast when it ignites. although i don t know if you ll hear me over the big sonic boom. they re saying now the sound may travel from this launch up to 45 miles if wind conditions and the skies are just right. so, i don t know. it s like atlanta is a little further from the space coast, be u you might not hear me screaming over that sonic boom. i m hoping for great and mighty things today. we can appreciate and sense your enthusiasm, janet. thoughly say you should probably get your car checked. i want to make sure you make it home safe after the launch later today from cocoa beach. janet ivy, thank you as always so much. take care. of course. don t forget to head to
from the rocket launching through the atmosphere. reporter: if saturday s launch attempt is a success, it will be a major milestone for nasa and as nasa administrate ef acknowledged on cnn, could give the u.s. a leg up on china. yeah. there s a space race. who is winning? well, let s see. this is the first step and this is the largest, most powerful rocket ever. reporter: kristen fisher, cnn, at the kennedy space center. thanks to kristin for that report. let s bring in janet ivy. it appears she s in outer space, i think she s in cocoa beach florida where she has been awaiting this launch for a few days now. good morning, good to be with you as always. the scrub because of a faulty engine sensor and hydrogen leaks, what do you make of their plan to ignore the sensor and the mitigation that they have taken, the steps they have taken to fix those leaks? you know what, i listened to
cnn.com for an interactive look at this historic launch. you can see it by the numbers from the miles the capsule is set to travel to the temperatures it is going to endure that janet was just referring to. and of course, we ll have continuing coverage throughout the day as we count down to liftoff. just to mention that check engine light, i have rid in my car until the check engine light just disappears. not that i m recommending you do that. more than 40 million americans out west will remain under extreme heat alerts throughout the holiday weekend. even states as far north as montana will see high temperatures near the triple digits, which is about 20 to 30 degrees above average for this time of year. and officials in california continue to urge residents there to cut back on using electricity to avoid widespread power outages in the area.