A kid at the Artemis II launch site did not hold back and smoked CNN.
Artemis II launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday evening for a historic 10-day flight to orbit the Moon.
This is the first crewed lunar mission since 1972.
“Why do you want to be here? Why do you love space? Why do you love being a part of history?” CNN asked the boy.
“We’re going back to the freakin’ moon, that’s why!” the kid said to CNN.
WATCH:
After a slight delay, Artemis II successfully launched at 6:35 pm ET:
Update on Wednesday’s Artemis II launch from NASA:
NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, with the Orion spacecraft atop carrying NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, lifted off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT to begin its journey to deep space.
The twin solid rocket boosters ignited first, delivering more than 75% of the thrust needed to lift the 5.75-million-pound rocket off the pad. Their combined power, along with the four RS-25 engines already at full thrust, generated an incredible 8.8 million pounds of force at liftoff. As the rocket rose, the umbilicals – which provided power, fuel, and data connections during prelaunch – disconnected and retracted into protective housings. This ensured the vehicle is free from ground systems and fully autonomous for flight.
The approximately 10-day Artemis II mission around the Moon is the first crewed flight under NASA’s Artemis campaign. It will help test the systems and hardware needed to continue sending astronauts on increasingly difficult missions to explore more of the Moon for scientific discovery, economic benefits, and to continue building toward the first crewed missions to Mars.
Below are the ascent milestones that will occur leading up to core stage separation. Times may vary by several seconds.
*SLS clears launch tower; roll/pitch maneuver (Mission Elapsed Time [MET]) +00:00:07)
*SLS reached supersonic speed (MET +00:00:56)
*Maximum dynamic pressure (MET +00:01:12)
*Solid Rocket Booster separation (MET +00:02:09)
*Lauch abort system jettison (MET +00:03:13)
*Core stage main engine cutoff (MET +00:08:02)
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