in the 1960s and 1970s. brute missions to the moon in the 1960s and 1970s. ~ ., missions to the moons. we leave as we came, and god willing, as we shall return. - god willing, as we shall return. today marks exactly 50 years since the last lunar landing, by apollo 17. theirfootprints the last lunar landing, by apollo 17. their footprints are still imprinted in the dust. no one thought it would take so long to return. but now others may soon be making their mark, as the moon is within humanity's sites once again. philippe berthe is the esa project co—ordination manager for the orion european service module. hejoins me now from houston. the first question is, what does that mean, being the european coordination managerfor the european module? the coordination manager for the european module? the european service module _ european module? the european service module is _ european module? the european service module is provided - european module? the european service module is provided by - european module? the european| service module is provided by the european space agency to nasa, in

the moons a fuy deloped commercial hub and way station for traveling deeper into space. anyone who wants a truly out of this world vacation destination, can now look to the stars and back down at earth. the first permanent settlers of mars, arrive to self building habitats th proce air, ter, andood. with aew generion destined be bornn alien anets. this is the next step in our evolution as a species. (machine glitching) - well, this is the coolest thing i've done in a long, long time. - [narrator] today, scientists are blazing the trail to this very future. - [speaker 1] this is just a remarkable structure from an engineering perspective. - [narrator] i want to know what breakthroughs will be made. - water coulbe used arocket fl. so we could use the moon as a refueling station. - that is a big, hairy, audacious goal. - [narrator] that forge a future to... - [speaker 2] here we go. - [narrator] life off earth. (suspenseful music) (mechanical hand whirring) (text glitches on and off screen) (exciting electric piano music begins) my name is justin shaifer and i'm an environme

i remember i was a little boy wouldn't region the whole go to the moon thing. and back then i, you know, i was in high school the last time we did this, so spend half a century for me in the space person. i'm ready to get back to work on the mood. but why are we doing it? well back in the sixty's, it was a thing between us and the soviets. it was a geopolitical thing and it had different reasons for doing barely 20 years after world war 2. now we have a capability of doing things. the space in it's not just america and russia. it's europe, it's asia. you see countries like india where you might say, gosh, they have all these other processing poverty issues. they're wanting put people, space to what is it about the rest of the world that is discovering the importance of space that maybe in the west, we're a little blazin about. and the answers, it's prestige, it's excitement, it's, you know, many things. but to me, the most important thing is it's been half a century. and more than 2 thirds of the people on this planet have never seen a human walk in another worl

it returned from a 25 day test flight around the moon. the vehicle hit earth's atmosphere at a mind bending. 40000 kilometers an hour. and though this one was on crude, nasa is aiming for missions with astronauts as soon as 2025 to think america's new ticket to ride to the moon and back pair shooting into the pacific. ryan nasa's capsule, a ryan makes it slashed down or of nasa journey to la moon, comes to a close. oh ryan. back on earth, 3 weeks ago or ryan was blasted off to the moon carrying mannequins susan as part of a test run called our to miss one. we, the data that's retrieved from a ryan will help unlock the new era of space exploration a by. and i don't think any one of us could have imagined the mission, the successful. but we had a very successful flight test. we now have a foundational deep space transportation system. and while we haven't looked at all the data that we've acquired, we will do that over the coming days and weeks to a u. s. military helicopters and a group of boats approach to capsule after it's splashed down

the 2nd thing is, the way we're going back to the moon. this time, we're not racing, the soviet union. we're going back at a planned fashion that will go back again and again and again. and not just america we're, i keep getting asked about nasa mission. yeah. had nasa's logo on it, but at a european service module has all kinds of experiments from all over the world on it. and when we do go back to the moon, who's going to be americans and europeans, japanese, and canadians, what not all walking in the mood so that the challenges and the differences are not just engineering, but also societal how and why we're doing this. now it cannot fly to the bird, but the pilot at wind power, craft ha nuke, who has a need for speed on dry land. the indigenous name of the new zealand built machine means gliding swiftly across the land, which is exactly what it did in southern australia. breaking a new world record for crafts of its kind. it had 222.4 kilometers an hour. but that's not good enough for the crew who say they want to go even foster going t

the company says it expects the craft to land on the moon in late april. onal airport on sunday following the eruption of the fuego volcano. the eruption, which began in september, intensified on saturday night. cars and houses in the area were covered by thick ash. fuego erupts roughly every four to five years. in 2018, more than 200 people living on the volcano's slopes were buried in a mixture of volcanic ash, lava and mud. the british ballerina dame beryl grey has died at the age of 95. a commanding figure in the discipline, she made her debut with the royal ballet aged just 1a. she later worked with the great russian dancer rudolf nureyev. the bbc�*s tim allman looks back at her life and career. file: one thing everyone i admits about the russians, their ballet is the world's finest and the bolshoi theatre is its peak. so special was beryl grey, so talented, she became the first british ballerina to perform with the bolshoi in moscow. tall, charismatic and elegant, she commanded the stage, impressing every audience with her precision and her style. aft

his assistant demonstrates how a digger would behave on the moon. it would be 6 times lighter than on earth. so even though it weighs many tons, it can easily lift off the ground when and use only once a digger works in simulation is it then built for real. they're also trying out stunts like these to see how well they can cut into various types of rock on the moon or mars. but no technical developments are not the only challenge for long term space missions. there's also the human factor. psychology plays a huge role. christiana heineken and sickly on wazoo took part in an experiment in hawaii from 2015 to 16. that aim to simulate a mission on mars. nasa wanted to know how a small group would cope when completely isolated, just like astronauts would be on the red planet. when was because it zine can we have to be willing to compromise and to find solutions to problems. and then sometimes you're so irritated you realize this isn't that i'm to talk about. i fast need to jump on the treadmill and cool off for them for a 1001 in the upper again. althoug

his assistant demonstrates how a digger would behave on the moon. it would be 6 times lighter than on earth. so even though it weighs many tons, it can easily lift off the ground when in use. only once a digger works in simulation is it then built for real. they're also trying outs stunts like these to see how well they can cut into various types of rock on the moon or mars. but no technical developments are not the only challenge for long term space missions. there's also the human factor. psychology plays a huge role. christiana high nika, and sip leon wazoo took part in an experiment in hawaii from 2015 to 16. that ain't to simulate a mission on mars. nasa wanted to know how a small group would cope when completely isolated, just like astronauts would be on the red planet. when was because it zine can we have to be willing to compromise and to find solutions to problems. and then sometimes you're so irritated you realize this isn't that i'm to talk about. i fast need to jump on the treadmill and cool off for them like a 1001 in the up there. again

, we are sending crews to the moon for “p sending crews to the moon for up to 30 days and that takes s that time on the surface for our terms, both technology and humans to understand how they adapt to that partial gravity environment before we go on to mars. , , ., ., environment before we go on to mars. , i. ., a, , mars. yes, you mentioned mars and in the _ mars. yes, you mentioned mars and in the decades _ mars. yes, you mentioned mars and in the decades of— mars. yes, you mentioned mars and in the decades of the - mars. yes, you mentioned mars and in the decades of the 20 - and in the decades of the 20 30s which is not that far away, is that actually possible? it is that actually possible? it is not that far away, that makes me nervous because we have a lot of work to do to get there, but we believe it is possible and that is why it is so important to get these missions done like this artemis one mission so that we can get onto artemis two and start flying crews, understand the safety of our vehicle, understanding the performance of our vehicle that we get so much out of this mis

the latest journey to the moon comes to a close. orion bath on earth. >> the latest step on getting a crew back on the moon >>> 34 years later, a suspect in the bombing of a passenger plane now in u.s. custody. what's next for the man who allegedly built the bomb that killed everyone on board. >>> a royal christmas, the first look at king charles' christmas card, his first since becoming monarch >>> why patty labelle was rushed off stage during a concert >>> desperate for donations. charities across the country are struggling this holiday season. >>> and cookies to show gratitude how two dads started a baking movement and the everyday heroes they honor >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with kate snow >>> good evening a big winter storm is moving east tonight into the rockies now in the mountains of california, the snow fell for hours this weekend, endgulfing cars, homes there buried up to their rooftops high winds making road conditions treacherous. there was flash flooding in southern california in orange county, rescuers had

setting the stage for us to go back to the moon within two years. plashdown. >> reporter: at least from the west coast, this was a textbook landing according to nasa. we have live pictures off the deck of the uss portland, two helicopters in the air report no damage at all. nasa tried something different, the reentry skip maneuver, they try to slow it as it came into the atmosphere by popping in, popping out, popping back in and reducing the g forces on the astronauts. 3 more missions planned for this decade. all of those are manned missions with four astronauts aboard. the next one in 2024, into 25, there's the parachutes. it did deploy perfectly 11 parachutes in total, reducing speed from 300 miles an hour to 20 just before splashdown. they said the buoys aboard all inflated correctly. they are looking at the temperature of the heat shield and how it stood up and temperatures inside the module itself to see how long astronauts in the future missions would be able to stand inside the module, temperatures there and whether or not the cooling system,

. >> how close did the capsule get to the moon? es as i recall, but it also went the furthest that a spacecraft has ever gone from earth out beyond the moon and that was intentional so that we could learn as much as possible. >> and so how close would you say are we to a manned mission to the moon? because i understand this mission didn't have people on board, but when will people ride this rocket? >> artemis ii is scheduled a couple years down the road. the hardware is all coming together, there's already spacecraft hardware in florida, the launch vehicle is coming together at the assembly facility near new orleans, so the hardware is coming. they need to put it together, get it all checked out and it will be ready to go. >> and realistically when will we see humans return to the moon surface? >> well, we have to get the human landing system in place, probably no earlier than 2025 and the nasa team is working hard to make all into happen. >> as you know, the rocket is huge, the price tag astronomical. a lot of questions are raised

for us, the more people who want to go to the moon, the better. the better. people go for their own reasons. our goal is to expand the frontier of exploration, as our administrator said in that last interview, and to do science. because ultimately science is at the forefront of our efforts.— forefront of our efforts. thank you so much for— forefront of our efforts. thank you so much forjoining _ forefront of our efforts. thank you so much forjoining us. _ forefront of our efforts. thank you so much forjoining us. thank - forefront of our efforts. thank you | so much forjoining us. thank you. in the uk, four children have been taken to hospital in a critical condition after being rescued from an ice—covered lake. emergency services were called to babbs mill park in solihull in the west midlands on sunday afternoon to reports of six people in the lake. the children taken out of the lake have been taken to two hospitals in the city. there is no further update on their condition. the lake had frozen and a group of children had been playing on the ice

the 2nd thing is to the way we're going back to the moon this time, we're not racing. the soviet union. we're going back and planned fashion that will go back again and again and again. not just america yet. i keep getting asked not nasa mission. yeah, had nurses load, want to put in a european service module, has all kinds of experiments from all the world on it. and when we do go back to the moon, there's going to be americans and europeans, japanese, and canadians. what not all walking in the mood so that the challenges and the differences are not just engineering, but also societal how and why we're doing this here. let's get into how and why are we doing this here on earth. we have a climate crisis. we have warren ukraine. we've got inflation, we've got economic issues. there's so much that governments, not just the u. s. government governments around the world have to be doing to take care of their populations. why does this matter for ordinary people beyond just the inspiration aspect? well, again, i can just go back in time to the sixties and they said, you know

the company says it expects the craft to land on the moon in late april. on stansted airport suspending all flights after its runway was forced to close for snow clearance. heathrow and gatwick airports have also delayed or cancelled flights as snow, ice and freezing fog swept through the country. the met office has issued severe weather warnings for much of the country this week. in the midlands, four children were taken to hospital after being rescued from a lake in the area. witnesses reported seeing six people on the ice prior to the incident. 0ur midlands correspondent phil mackie has more from the scene. as light faded this afternoon, the emergency services were using every piece of equipment available to try to find anyone still missing. the lake had frozen and a group of children had been playing on the ice, when first one and then others fell through and into the water. police, paramedics and firefighters were all called just after 2.30pm and did all they could when they arrived to save them. they pulled four children out of the water. firefighters

welcome back to the moon board. going to talk a little bit about the european service module and or crew module. these systems have been working in tandem since beyond this artemis 1 test flight. back in 2019 is when they were first integrated. in 2020 is when they were fully assembled. then they were finally attached to the launch system and made it on top of sls october 2021 prior to launch on november 16, when he six days ago. we know -- 26 days ago. one of the primary missions is to ensure the crew module is able to safely bring our astronauts home from deep space. when we bring astronauts home from the international space station, they are coming in at 17,000 miles per hour. today, orion is at 25,000 miles per hour, way faster than we have done before. we need new heatshield technology and additional hardware to slow us down. let's talk about what that looks like. the forward segments of the orion crew module called the forward bay cover is devised to be pulled off by three parachutes. we have two parachutes th

geoff: here is another image of the craters on the moon. s: orion at times got very close to the surface of the moon, about 80 miles in altitude. and it has a camera on the spacecraft, which is designed as an optical navigational system to help it know where it is. but it also gave us some stunning looks at the moon like we haven't seen for 50 years. and it is a reminder that the moon is kind of a tough neighborhood. it will not be simple landing there. and all of those pockmarks, all those craters are also a reminder that we live in a tough neighborhood where we're constantly being bombarded by meteors. and we don't see that evidence so much here on earth because it gets covered up by tectonic activity and foliage and the oceans. but the moon is a reminder that we get bombarded and we cago there and learn a little bit more about what that means for the evolution of life here. geoff: well, speakg of rspective, here's another image of the moon. and then just beyond the moon, there is mother earth. miles: yeah. now, this is an image we never g

it was returning from a 25 day test flight around the moon. the uncross mission wraps up phase one of nasa's new. ought to miss luna program which aims to put astronauts back on the moon by 2025 to think america's new ticket to ride to the moon and back pair shooting into the pacific ra nasa's capsule or ryan of makes it splashed down or of nasa journey to the moon, i'm still close or ryan, back on earth. 3 weeks ago or ryan was blasted off to the moon, carrying mannequins was as part of a test run called our to miss one. we run the data that's retrieved from a ryan will help unlock the new era of space exploration by and i don't think any one of us could have imagined the mission, the successful. but we had a very successful flight test. we now have a foundational deep space transportation system. and while we haven't looked at all the data that we've acquired, we will do that over the coming days and weeks. a u. s. military helicopter is and a group of boats approach to capsule after it splashed down after it's been inspected, it will be tran

you can look up at the moon today. our initials young lady. how do you feel about it? >> it's pretty great. the regret is we don't have a picture of it and a picture of his last footprints. those were his two regrets. in hindsight he wished he had taken. it's special. maybe one day we'll get a picture of them. i know they'll still be there. >> neil: there's a picture of tracy's rock. a rock that was later named for you by alan beam, apollo 12 astronaut. he became quite the artist. tell me about that. >> yes. alan beam called out and said hey, gene, if you had written tracy's name on this rock, will you show me how you would have done that? he had alan with his artwork had a glove and dad put it on. he did that in his studio there. alan painted that rock the way dad would have written my name on it. it did become a very, very famous painting. >> neil: most certainly did. tracy, i don't know if you know this, but your dad made me an honorary astronaut when as a kid i wanted to become one. famous story there in my househol

the mission was to test nasa's ability to turn astronauts to the moon nbc's tom costello has more. >> it is high over the pacific. >> reporter: 12:40 p.m. eastern time, 300 miles south of san diego. >> splashdown. >> nasa's uncrewed artemis mission came to a spectacular bulls-eye landing in the pacific ocean. >> the latest chapter of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. orion back on earth. >> reporter: bobbing in the water, the orion spaceship that will one day carry astronauts back to the moon, wrapping up a 25-day mission >> three, two, one, boosters and ignition and liftoff of artemis i we rise together, back to the moon and beyond. >> reporter: it began at florida's kennedy space center on november 16th as the most powerful rocket ever built came screaming to life. a 268,000 mile test flight an upclose high resolution flyover of the lunar surface, and stunning new photos capturing orion, the moon and the earth far off in the distance then 40,000 miles beyond the moon, further than any human-rated spacecraft has ever traveled before hiding back to the moon and a slingshot

phil, our thanks to you. >>> tonight, a triumph in nasa and america's return to the moon. historic splash down returning to earth bringing to an end the test flight. stunning images of the moon's surface and a view of the earth from outer space. >> reporter: tonight, historic splash down. >> splash down. the latest chapter of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. orion back on earth. >> reporter: after a record breaking month-long trip around the moon, 270,000 miles from earth, beaming back stunning images like this. selfies with the moon and earth, and high def close ups with moon craters. >> the orion spacecraft is barreling back home. >> reporter: orion reentering the atmosphere like a rock skipping on water. pushing through 5,000 degrees of heat. and the critical moment, successfully deploying those parasuits. >> there it is. high over the pacific. america's new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond now in view. >> when humans do great things, we call them moon shots. now our generation has a moon shot. >> reporter: it was 50 years ago when american astronauts la

to the moon. ah, hello and welcome to program ukrainian ports of a desa stopped operating after russia attack the regions energy grid. it's a vital transport for delivering grain to much of the developing world. but ukraine's agriculture minister says exports will continue from 2 other ports. russia blocks ukraine's ports for months during the invasion until 3 were allowed to operate under a deal broken by the turkish government. turkish president, russia type odor. one says he's discussed the agreement with the leaders of both countries and is called for a quick end to the conflicts. moscow wants better guarantees, so that its own food and fight to that fight, hurt light, exit forts can be it transported elsewhere. while key wants more ports added to the deal. meanwhile, around 300000 people in odessa is still without power of the rush use. iranian may drones hit to energy facilities. all non critical infrastructure has been left without any electricity. and then elsewhere, the ukrainian military

the orion spacecraft is part of the artemis project which aims to return astronauts to the moon. end of a key stage of an ambitious programme. after a million mile journey through space, our blue planet comes into view. it's time for the orion spacecraft to come home. with images taken from the capsule just after it entered the earth's atmosphere, orion has travelled faster and hotter than any space vehicle has done before. ground control: spacecraft about to go subsonic. - a series of parachutes open, rapidly slowing the capsule down. three good main chutes for orion, and there it is, high over the pacific, america's new ticket to ride to the moon and beyond now in view. then splashdown, the artemis mission is complete. from tranquility base to taurus—littrow to the tranquil waters of the pacific, the latest chapter of nasa's journey to the moon comes to a close. we are adventurers, we are explorers, we always have a frontier, and that frontier is now to continue exploring the heavens. three, two, one... and liftoff of artemis one. the mission blasted off in novemberfrom the ken

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, it's been half a century since the last moon landing but a new effort is now under way. s new push. >>> america's challenge of today. >> reporter: it's been 450 years since the american astronauts of apollo 17 last step foot on the moon. nasa this week one giant leap closer to sending humankind back after apolo's sister program ar artemis sent orion breaking the record of travel. 270,000 miles from earth. >> fantastic being able to show where our spacecraft is and taking a few pictures to tell the audience how wonderful it is to be so far from earth. >> reporter: pictures like this, orion selfie with the moon and earth. flashback to this photo. like apoll joe 17 splashdown 50 years ago, orion slated to do the same after the coast of baja in just a few hours. a skip entry the spacecraft traveling at 25,000 miles per hour will hit earth's atmosphere, skip like a rock off of it back into space, and re-enter to splash down at a e precise target. >> we rise together back to the moon and beyond. >> reporter: if all goes well the next flight planned artemisii in 2024. and artemi

but on the moon, we have none of that. bring our own navigation and communication systems. and they need to be tested -- ideally the entire system. reporter: they continue across the island, searching for the kinds of things they'll also be looking for on their moon mission. alexander: we're also looking at the impact craters of meteorites to see how old they are. how they're spaced in time. this could tell us something about the risk of a meteorite hitting earth. we know it could happen, but we don't know exactly what the probability is and how important it is to prepare ourselves. if we study this on the moon, we can better protect earth. reporter: alexander gerst has already spent about a year in space, most recently as the commander of the iss. he's carried out more than 100 experints. ansoon he mit be part of an even bigger mission, a lunar landing and establishing a research station on thmoon. alexander: research stations on the moon, like on antarctica, are going to be a challenge because we can't bring much with us

it could carry supplies for the exploration of the moon. of course, it could range over the surface for miles, even up the sides of lunar mountains. to some of the most spectacular places on the moon. miles: this shot stands apart among thapollo shots of gene cernan, kind of covered in dust after a hard day's work on the moon. there's kind of a sense of accomplishment, exhilaration, and exhaustion all at once there in that shot. andy: absolutely. this is a truly human moment that this picture captures. the other thing you notice is that his face is smudged with lunar dust, and that dust is something that the astronauts who go back to the moon on artemis are going to have to deal with. when we go farther out to mars, we're going to experience the same kinds of hazards, the same kinds of difficulties. and the moon is only three days away. it's kind of an outward bound school for learning how to live off planet. >> ♪ i was strolling on the moon one day ♪ miles: you get the sense that, you know, they were actually having fun. >> ♪ in the merry

the 2nd thing is, the way we're going back to the moon. this time, we're not racing, the soviet union. we're going back at a planned fashion that will go back again and again and again. and not just america we're, i keep getting asked about nasa mission. yeah. had nasa logo on it, but at a european service module has all kinds of experiments from all over the world on it. and when we do go back to the moon, there's going to be americans and europeans, japanese, and canadians. what not all walking in the mood so that the challenges and the differences are not just engineering, but also societal. how and why we're doing this. ah, to katana where it's a red rest day at the world cup, and there is no competitive football. the tournaments semi finals are next, with a goal of making it into somebody's final match for the most important sporting trophy on the planet. argentina will be playing cry, so tomorrow evening for the if in the 1st semi final. then on wednesday miracle will challenge the defending champions for us. the ws bosco's abundance.

why is i it important to go back to the moon? can explore areas, you know, we are looking at the possibility of going to mars and other planets as we start to look beyond our own horizons, and those sorts of space travel involves huge distances, and humans have not been back to the moon since the 1960s, so we really need to understand what it means if we want to go to mars and other planets. and for that, our closest, you know, neighbourand planets. and for that, our closest, you know, neighbour and a satellite is the moon, and still being able to test the equipment and infrastructure that we need to do such a large planetary distances, we need to be able to understand how our ability to get to the moon can move forward in those areas. and our ability to get to the moon can move forward in those areas. and why is it important — move forward in those areas. and why is it important to _ move forward in those areas. and why is it important to send _ move forward in those areas. and why is it important to send astronauts? - is it impo

the science and technology that we use — moon? the science and technology that we use from _ moon? chnology that we use from this _ moon? the science and technology that we use from this tells - moon? the science and technology that we use from this tells us - moon? the science and technology| that we use from this tells us much more about the earth, the moon is a unique record of the solar system, by pushing the boundaries of technology we force ourselves to think of new ways to do things, develop new materials, develop pieces of technology that we can all use here on everyday earth. the mission as well is an inspirational one. i grew up learning about the stories of the apollo mission, not living through them. it drew me into a career in the space sector. we all rely on space every single day. astronauts are inspirational in that way, they share those stories, going to the moon will do that even more. all of it, with the economic returns, the scientific and technology ones, they really come together and that is something that nasais together and that is something that nasa is doin

but on the moon, we have none of that. bring our own navigation and communication systems. and they need to be tested -- ideally the entire system. reporter: they continue across the island, searching for the kinds of things they'll also be looking for on their moon mission. alexander: we're also looking at the impact craters of meteorites to see how old they are. how they're spaced in time. this could tell us something about the risk of a meteorite hitting earth. we know it could happen, but we don't know exactly what the probability is and how important it is to prepare ourselves. if we study this on the moon, we can better protect earth. reporter: alexander gerst has already spent about a year in space, most recently as the commander of the iss. he's carried out more than 100 periments. and soone n even bigger mission, a lunar landing and establishing a research station on the on. alexander: research stations on the moon, like on antarctica, are going to be a challenge because we can't bring much with us. we have to be

how the next generation spacecraft belonging to its optimist program will soon return humans to the moon. 50 years off the meal. armstrong's giant. and the world cup in cat is setting and breaking records. veronica, my history as they qualify for the semi final setting of wild celebrations that the defending champions are waiting for them after france one a heavy white clash within ah, i'm anthony held welcome to the program for people arrested by belgian police as part of a corruption prob involving the e. u. parliament have been charged with criminal offense, dodge, and media. i sang greek, emmy tate, eva kylie is among them. she's been stripped of her powers as a vice president of the parliament. the charges include participating in a criminal organization and money laundering. they relate to bribes, allegedly received from world cup host country data that they doubly correspond. jack paris has been following the story for us from brussels, asked him if the shock of yesterday's corruption charges was wearing off at the european parliament. not at all. i think it's giving ever deeper t

which would include astronauts orbiting the moon. and artemis iii in 2025. l of putting a woman and a person of color on the surface of the moon. victor glover is an astronaut hoping to be assigned one of the missions. >> our generation has a moonshot. it's really exciting time. >> reporter: as nasa moves forward with the program a new space race is emerging, a japanese billionaire maezawa announced this week a crew of eight astronauts to go to the moon with him optimistically next year. >> years from now, how far do you hope orion will go? >> well, you know, orion is a very important part of our overall transportation infrastructure, so it will carry as far as we hope we need to go and certainly the moon is the first step. we always talk about beyond. >> our thanks to gio for that. >>> joining me now is the director of nasa johnson space center. vanessa wyche. it's great to see you this morning. a very exciting day for all of you. the orion spacecraft is expected to splashdown in just a couple of hours, what have you learned from that mission? >> well, you k

coming within 120 kilometers of the moon. but the hardest part, getting the unmanned module back without burning up, it would re enter the atmosphere going $32.00 times the speed of sound, the heat surrounding it. more than 2700 degrees celsius, we're going to do scientists tried a new techniques to help with that and do a nominal maneuver. we're rest of the going to bounce off once. we have 3 fully inflated main shoots. the parachutes deployed and the u. s. navy was ready and able to retrieve the capsule and the tests inside. next up, they hope to have a crew complete with a woman. and a person of color make the journey in 2024. but the end goal is much bigger. getting astronaut on the moon, able to build a kind of way station for further exploration. that's why this is a defining day. it is one that marks new technology, a whole new breed of astronaut. ah, a, a vision for the future. but big challenges remain before an american can step foot on the moon. the private company space x has to develop a kind of series of gas stat

it returned from a 25 day test flight around the moon. the vehicle hit earth's atmosphere at a mind bending 40 fell 804-0000 kilometers per hour. though this one was on crude nasa is aiming for missions with astronauts as soon as 2025. the artemus launch faced several delays about a month ago, but proceeded smoothly from there. the head of nasa bill nelson explained why this mission is important. the plan is to get ready to go with humans to mars late in the decade of the 20 thirty's, and then even further beyond. and we know from what we're finding from the james web space telescope, that it is a very, very large universe out there. let's get more on this cosmic story from astro biologist, keith cowan. he's joining me now. very nice to see you, keith, on such an interesting day. what was massive looking at specifically in this final re entry phase of the capsule? well, you know, having worked there, there's 2 times during the mission that you get nervous, shall we say one is the watch. the other is if you're bringing something back when i

mike serafin the artemis moon , mission manager. howard q the orion program , manager, emily nelson, chief flight director here at johnson, and melissa jones recovery director at kennedy joining us remotely from the recovery ship. we will be taking questions from those in the room and over the phone. you can press one to get into the queue but i would like to first, handed over to our participants to say a few words. administrator? bill nelson: thank you. this has been an extraordinarily successful mission. so much so that these folks will tell you about all of the additional tests they were able to run. what is the significance of this after a half-century since we were last on the moon? the plan is to get ready to go with humans to mars late in the decade of the 2030's and then even further beyond. we know from what we are finding from the james webb space telescope that it is a very large universe out there to be understood and explored. this is a great day, not only for america, but it is a great day for all of our international