which powered the polar moon missions, the s and s will carry the o'ryan capsule into space. it's designed to travel further and longer than the polar lunar lander in time. now says hoping to make history with a 1st woman and person of color on the moon. but this mission was only mannequins on board for the moon landing. they'll be for astronauts. that's one more than the apollo missions 60 years ago. fainted. monahan hi for. this is the world's most powerful rocket. nasa intends to use it to send humanity back to the moon. monday launch will be a crucial test for the artemus mission letter. the single step that starts the journey of a 1000 miles. so we are going to launch a brand new heavy lift rocket with more lift off for us than the united states has ever produced even more than center 5. we've got a brand new capsule that can sustain a crew of 4 for $21.00 days on flights to the moon, around the moon and beyond the moon. we're going to test all that out. artemus began to journey long before launch day. the booster rockets came by, train from utah. the core ship by barge

. >> reporter: after launch, the sls rocket will separate from the o'ryan crew capsule on top. spacecraft designed to carry humans has ever flown. >> we're going to swing by the moon and when we swing by it on the way there, we'll be 60 miles off the surface. it will be incredible. the pictures we get will be really impressive. >> reporter: after orbitng the moon for two weeks, it will head back to earth hitting speeds of 25,000 miles per hour and temperatures half the surface of the sun, something engineers can't replicate here on earth. >> the number one highest priority is to test the heat shield. >> reporter: it was a damaged heat shield that caused space shuttle colombia to build up on reentry killing seven astronauts so testing it before astronauts fly on artemis two is crucial. >> it's a stepping stone a milestone to getting humans back on the moon and that is awesome. >> reporter: victor glover is one of 40 ast nronauts to land e first woman and first person of color on the moon. >> we explore for all people but now we can actually say we explore with all people. >> rep

which power the apollo moon missions, the s l s, will carry the o'ryan capsule into space. it's designed to travel further and longer than the apollo lunar lander in time masses hoping to make history with a 1st woman and person of color on the moon. but this mission will have only mannequins on board for the moon landing. they'll be for astronauts. that's one more than the apollo missions 60 years ago. finter monahan has more this is the world's most powerful rocket. nasa intends to use it to send humanity back to the moon. monday launch will be a crucial test for the artemus mission. this is the single step that starts the journey of a 1000 miles. so we're going to launch a brand new heavy lift bracket with more lift off ross than the united states has ever produced even more than center 5. we've got a brand new capsule that can sustain a crew of 4 for $21.00 days on flights to the moon, around the moon and beyond the moon. we're going to test all that out. arguments began to journey long before launch day. the booster rockets came by, train from utah. the core ship by ba

earlier this year, the rocket will push the o'ryan spacecraft beyond earth orbit several days and nearly 400000 kilometers later it'll reach the moon. its orbit will pass within 100 kilometers of the lunar surface. after collecting the data it needs it will begin the return trip back to earth. it is definitely getting real. the rocket outside on launch pad $39.00 b will be writing the next chapter of of space exploration and space science. that chapter will include science all along the way, hand in hand with exploration. and i've recently said to our science community buckle up, everybody were gone for ride to the moon. hi, good morning. it's been 50 years since the human set foot on the moon and the next step for the optimist mission, we putting a crew in lunar orbit by 2024. and then to ask reynolds on the moon to the following year. your problem. but nasa doesn't plan to stop there. it setting it sites on mars, proving out all the logistics of the habitats and the hatches and the suits. and the rovers and the wheels and all of that stuff proving that out on the moon. it's just like a

percent more thrust than sat and 5, which powered the apollo moon missions better less will carry the o'ryan capsule into space and it's designed to travel further and longer than the apollo luna lambda. now this mission will have only mannequins on board for the moon landing before instrumentals. one more than the politicians of 60 years ago and will republic is there the law science in cape canaveral? we're at the kennedy space center in cape canaveral, florida, and behind me is artemus one and nasa's heavy duty space launch system or s l s. standing at almost 100 meters tall. it really is an impressive site to see and sitting a top of that s l s. rocket is the orion spacecraft. now we are about 5 and a half kilometers away from the actual launch pad as close as we can safely get. now on this one isn't entirely on man mission, but it does represent the debut launch of nasa's are to miss program which seeks to return american astronauts to the moon for the 1st time since in 1972. now artemus, one will also be a critical test of both the s l s rocket and the ryan spacecraft, setting the stag

and that wipes out the solar power that the o'ryan capsule requires in order to make its journey andons. sos they have to wait for friday for the sun to come back. if it doesn't work out then, they have to try again monday and then could slip into mid-september, mid-october perhaps. at this point, we aren't going to know before tomorrow what the plan is. 3:00 p.m. eastern, administrators will meet together and make a decision as to whether they have to roll this thing back to the enormous vehicle assembly building behind me. whether they can fix it on the platform and try again on friday. all that remains to be seen at the this hour. >> jake ward, thank you so much. and may, vice president kamala harris was there. she spoke briefly today about how this is really pushing the boundaries this mission, take a listen. >> today is very much on that path. about showing the great work that happens here with these exceptional public servants, these exceptional skilled professionals. who had the ability to see what possible and what has never been done before. how exciting is that. >> she was

earlier this year, the rocket will push the o'ryan spacecraft beyond earth orbit several days and nearly 400000 kilometers. later it will reach the moon. its orbit will pass within 100 kilometers of the lunar surface. after collecting the data it needs it will begin to return trip back to earth. it is definitely getting real. the rocket outside on launch pad $39.00 be will be riding the next chapter of of space exploration and space science. that chapter will include science all along the way, hand in hand with exploration. i've recently said to our science community buckle up, everybody were gone for a ride to the moon. it's been 50 years since the humans that put on the moon and the next step for the optimist mission, we putting a crew in lunar orbit by 2024 and then to ask on the moon the following year. but nasa doesn't plan to stop there. it's setting it sites on mars, proving out all the logistics of the habitats and the hatches and the suits, and the rovers and the wheels and all of that stuff proving that out on the moon. it's just like artemus one bind down risk for us to it buy