Breaking news from The Middle East, new and growing tension following confirmation from lebanon, the leader of hezbollah was killed friday in an israeli airstrike on an apartment complex. We dont have that sound. We will get that for you. You can see the effect of the airstrikes that continue today and plumes of smoke can be seen rising over Southern Lebanon. Protesters have gathered on The Streets Of Tehran today. Officials in iran say one of its military generals was also killed friday adding they expect to soon deploy troops to lebanon. The biden administration says it has no advanced warning of the israeli strikes. President biden in a statement moments ago said hassan Nasrallahs Death is a measure of justice for his many victims including thousands of americans, israelis and lebanese civilians. We have reporters and analysts in place across the world ready to go over these developments for us. We will go to Matt Bradley who joined us from beirut. Welcome. I know you heard a lot of
25 engines 3400 miles per hour, 36 miles downrange. two minutes and 36 seconds into the flight, hearing nominal calls here in mission control houston. we have still got for four good engines on the core stage. next up we will be looking for the service engine module two separate. providing structural support, protecting the service module. those will separate at about three modules and 11 seconds into flight. and very shortly thereafter, will be followed by the launch awards system separation. just over three minutes into the flight of artemis 1, now traveling over 4006 83 miles downrange. we just had confirmation that the service module fairbank has separated. and so far this is going absolutely perfectly, as artemis lifts off
again quiet here in mission control. houston teams continue monitoring the flight of artemus one. we re now 16 miles downrange from the launch pad at kennedy space center traveling over 2800 mph. standing by for solid rocket booster jettison in shortly thereafter. confirmation that the solid rocket boosters have separated these 177 ft boostere flight of orion all four rs 25 engines firing traveling over 3400 mph 46 miles downrange. two minutes and 36 seconds into the flight nominal calls here in mission control, houston.
we ve still got four good engines on the core stage. next up will be looking for the service module fearing to separate. this is 3 15 by 15 ft fairing panels providing structural support protecting the service module separated about three minutes and 11 seconds into flight in very shortly thereafter will be followed by the launch. abort system separation. just over three minutes into the flight of artemis, one now traveling over 4060 mph 83 miles downrange. we just had confirmation that the service module fearing has separated. and that the launch abort system paras have fired separating those from orion as well for future crewmen. you ve been watching special coverage of national nasa s launch of the artemis one moon mission, and we re going to go back to