nasa says they are troubleshooting the issue but no word on whether this will impact the launch. this is the first of several missions to the moon in the years ahead. eventually the mission is to send humans back to the moon for the first time since 72 and one day nasa hopes to land the first humans on mars. this is set up as a test flight. one risk is radiation exposure, one of the goals of this mission is to mitigate those risks in the future making space travel safer for astronauts. there are three manikins on board, two of them are just torsos with radiation sensors. the other one is named after the person who helped our crew get back to earth safely from the apollo mission.
with artemis i, we re going to make sure it is fully ready for the next humans. and so and also it is going to go 40,000 miles further than any human-rated spacecraft, making way and testing the systems so that one day humans can set foot on mars. and, janet, what is it that they re specifically looking at with the first artemis launch. what aspects of this launch are they studying to ensure they ll be ready for the moon in 2025? well, it is like it is really fantastic. there are three mannequins on board, two have torsos with all kinds of radiation sensors. another one called commander campos, and it is going to be equipped with all kinds of radiation sensors to test the levels of radiation that a human might endure on a very long-term mission. and, you know, on the moon. they re going to be releasing
are the largest china has ever held in the taiwan strait. we ll be following that. turning now to the war in ukraine, where russian forces over the weekend allegedly targeted europe s largest nuclear power plant, raising fears of radiation leaks. ukraine and russia traded accusations over the shelling. ukrainian officials say russian rockets on saturday hit the power plant in zaporizhzhia in the southeast, damaging three radiation sensors and injuring a person. officials say the attack risked a nuclear disaster. and a catastrophic leak was, quote, miraculously avoided. for days now, experts have warned that intense fighting around the plant poses a grave threat. russian forces have controlled that plant since march, using it as a base to launch artillery attacks on nearby ukrainian-controlled towns. moscow, however, denies carrying out the attack and blamed
the heaviest fighting. russian forces are conducting ground attacks in the city of sloviask and troops are advancing inward. new refugees are fleeing the dontesk town and shelling struck 3 radiation sensors and alarming news after atomic agency warned that safety protocols have been completely violated and current conditions could lead to a nuclear catastrophe. moving further west in the country, russian shelling has left new destruction in the southern city of mikolaiv and person is dead. city currently on lockdown for the weekend as residents are told to stay inside as law enforcement search for russian spotters in the city who are tipping off russian troops where to target. the city s mayor continues to urge residents that it s simply to longer safe to live here.