it is orion. we will refer to it as orion >> mine is more complicated. many of these people you know well, stand will be working in mission control following along as if we had a capsule communicator on, on consol. so stand will be looking for mission control perspective. randy has been following orion on our technical side with the orion program the last years we'll be look at the technical aspects of the nation. joe is our head chief so we will redoubt at kennedy space center we get all of our processes leading up to the bad and it also on return. and then i will also be at kennedy for large looking at where will we be putting family, where will we be in launch control the day the crews onboard the vehicle and i will be there with our flight ops director, norm, as we do that. that's the small-scale but also understanding that this artemis i mission gets everybody fired up. so there is a a large press elements a you will see astronauts all over, with the administrator will be doing a lot of interviews especially i know this afternoon a lot of folks will

we have the orion crew module for two and three. you will hear about development going on for those. and we have advanced programs for that so hard where rich great place to be artemis one is the first step down the path we talk about sustained exploration on the lunar surface and getting onto mars artemis one is that step. and the countdown starts tomorrow. which is incredibly hard to believe. i feel like i just sat here the other night after the f. r. r. and here we are starting the countdown tomorrow. our next step beyond this is artemis two, we're putting crew on artemis two and we're exercising the systems on one. to a great extent to make sure that when we put crew on to --two the vehicles ready to go. so everything that you see here a longer duration mission more time in lunar orbit. every minute we spend we learn about the vehicle and buy down the risk for crew on to artemus three. we're right on the precipice of that as well where we are going to land the first woman and the first person of color in this artemis program um

. >> reporter: years of work to design a spacecraft like the orion crew capsule. the mission's human-rated module that can support up to four astronauts. >> this system is a blend of technologies. it utilizes material systems that have heritage all the way back to the apollo era, very similar chemistry. physics are still the same 50 years later. >> the only difference is the size. apollo, three astronauts. our vehicle can carry four. >> reporter: the journey will take orion three days before it reaches the moon in the quiet of space. on future artemis missions with astronauts aboard, orion will link up with a dedicated lunar station in orbit around the moon called gateway. >> the gateway is going to be a lunar outpost around the moon. it will be a permanent space station. >> reporter: here, astronauts will be able to transfer from the orion capsule to their lunar lander spacecraft and maintain strong communications with earth. for this first test flight, the orion capsule will simply gather data on deep space radiation levels as it orbits the moon's surface from a

on top of it is the orion capsule which hopefully will eventually carry astronauts to the moon.for this mission, the orion capsule is not crewed, it's just an empty capsule. >> reporter: anticipation builds for tomorrow at the canada space center in cape canaveral, florida. nasa officials confirm that despite lightning strikes to the tower at the launch pad saturday, the mission is on track for the inaugural launch. >> our team right now is, i will say, super excited. we are prepared for anything i think that's thrown at us. the four we've done in the past have prepared us for the moment we're at, now for virtually any situation that can come up. but we are excited, the vehicle is going to be ready. >> reporter: and fingers are crossed. it's going to splash down after 42 days in the pacific ocean. >> so if all of this works out, then the next step is going to be a crewed flight. >> reporter: christie smith, nbc bay area news. >>> meteorologist rob mayeda joining us for a quick check of the weather at the kennedy space center in florida. >> forecast for launch, 80% favorable for

back up, link with orion again and then orion will come home _ orion again and then orion will comeon, the last mission, - home. i remember the apollo 17 mission, the last mission, theyl home. i remember the apollo 17 - mission, the last mission, they were on the surface of the moon for 74 hours, something like that and then they came back. you are going for longer this time? ads, they came back. you are going for longer this time?— longer this time? a week for the first one and _ longer this time? a week for the first one and then _ longer this time? a week for the first one and then hopefully - longer this time? a week for the l first one and then hopefully longer and longer each time. the way out into the _ and longer each time. the way out into the future we are thinking about— into the future we are thinking about having a base on the moon, the way we _ about having a base on the moon, the way we have _ about having a base on the moon, the way we have bases in antarctica today~ _ way we have bases in antarctica today we — way we have bases in antarctica today. we probably have

i'm the deputy manager for the orion space craft.t 25,000 miles an hour. coming in that fast the out side of the vehicle gets very hot. our heat shield will reach surface temperatures of up to 5,000 degrees and our thermal protect system is designed to keep the space craft and the astronauts inside safe and comfortable despite the heat going on around them. >> tell me about you -- what are you most excited about? you want the readings and you need that kind of information. what are you most excited about with regard to this mission? >> its been a long time coming for me. i have been working on this program for over 10 years. there's a lot that's gone into it. i am excited about seeing our system finally work the way we have designed it to coming back from the moon. it's great to be part of a program whose mission is to not only return humans to the moon but return to the moon with the first woman and the first person of color and for me that is just a humbling experience that i'm so blessed to be part of. >> that's a great point. the

se le conoce como el sistema de lanzamiento espacial oriÓn. seis elefantes adultos aproximadamente. en la punta del cohete se encuentra el sistema para poder abortar la misiÓn en caso de emergencia, pero justo debajo de este estÁ la capital es usted el oriÓn, junto al sistema de apoyo para que los astronautas tengan todo lo necesario para sobrevivir, ¿quÉ le parece si ahora simulamos un lanzamiento? en tres, dos, uno. y vÁmonos directamente hacia el espacio. el primer minuto y medio es el mÁs peligroso ya que el cohete encuentra mÁxima resistencia de la atmÓsfera, a los 2 minutos aproximadamente los cohetes propulsores se despegan, el sistema de aborto se desprende y en ocho minutos estarÁn en el espacio camino a la Órbita de la luna. durante la misiÓn la cÁpsula osh bitrÁ la luna dos ocasiones por aproximadamente tres semanas _ pondrÁn a prueba la cÁpsula que lleva tres maniquÍes cubiertos de sensores que analizan la radiaciÓn y presiÓn a la que serÁn expuestos los astronautas en futuras misiones. a su regreso a la tierra, oriÓn viajarÁ unas

este lunes con el projecto artemis la nasa inicia el regreso a la luna este cohete llevarÁ la cÁpsula oriÓnno para llevar al hombre tambiÉn a la mujer a este cuerpo celeste. >> cuando el cohete abandone la tierra para llegar a nuestro lÁ tambiÉn el toque Único satÉlite natural, llevarÁ tambiÉn el toque hispano. el sudor de talentosas personas. y sus incontables horas de de desvelos maÑana serÁn gratificoadas, rogelio mora-tagle conversÓ con quienes han puesto este orgullo mÁs alÁa de las estrellas, cuÉntanos, rogelio. >> claro que sÍ, sonia, estamos a punto de dar el primer paso en este p gratificoadas, rogelio mora-tagle conversÓ con quienes han puesto este orgullo mÁs alÁa de las estrellas, cuÉntanos, rogelio. >> claro que sÍ, sonia, estamos a punto de dar el primer paso en este programa artemis, un ambicioso proyecto que tiene como objetivo a largo plazo llegar hasta el planeta rojo, hasta marte y ademÁs con numerosa participaciÓn hispana. de hecho el comandante de esta misiÓn es hispano a unas horas de lanzar la misiÓ artemis 1, una constelaciÓn de emociones en el centro espacial kenned

hemos traído dos con la tecnología de realidad aumentada este cohete que estar empezando a la nave oriónsde el centro de lanzamiento y tenemos esta punta que funciona como un caso de que los cohetes no funcionan de la mejor manera puede estar en la cápsula precisamente es la cápsula de orión tenemos el módulo de servicio y es este módulo de servicio proveyendo oxígeno y el combustible y el módulo de servicio ayudando a propulsar a la nave para que viaja a través del espacio que tiene una altura de más de 300 pies y el despegue programado para el próximo lunes a las ocho y treinta y tres desde el centro espacial kennedy, pendientes si las condiciones lo permiten en esta misión dura cuarenta días para la costaoeste de los estados unidos >>> ustedes no lo pusieron ver pero lo que estaba pareciendo este reportaje los ojos de guillermo estaban ya volando caminando en la luna >>> hemos estado siguiendo paso a paso estas manos han tomado la fábrica de la nave de orión que se hizo mucho latín involucrado frente a la época que va a regresar que es la número uno de la perfecta explicación >>> la n

s adultos en la punta se encuentra el cohete en caso de abortar justamente debajo estÁ el sistema orionntra mÁxima resistencia a los 2 minutos aproximadamente los cohetes se despega en 8 minutos estarÁn en el espacio camino a la Órbita de la luna. >> ahora durante la misiÓn la cÁpsula orion Órbita la luna en 2 ocasiones o prÓximamente en 2 semanas en la travesÍa pondrÁn acabo cubiertos de ascensores en kwuts. >> a su regreso a la tierra la cÁpsula orion estarÁ viajando a unos 24500 millas por hora y se pondrÁ a prueba su escudo tÉcnico ya que tendrÁ que soportar temperaturas en su reentrada despuÉs en el ocÉano pacÍfico este lanzamiento es el primer paso para que despuÉs de 50 aÑos la humanidad regrese a la luna rogelio nos lleva a conocer los detalles de la misiÓn artemis 1. >> es como una enorme bestia dormida el cohete espacial mÁs poderoso de la historia estÁ listo para despegar el prÓximo lunes desde cabo caÑaveral. >> si pudiera describir lo que es artemis 1 ¿quÉ es? >>> la combinaciÓn de muchos aÑos que llevarÁ a seres humanos de vuelta al espacio >>> es una misiÓn no tripulada p

for this mission the orion capsule is not crude. it is an empty capsule. >> reporter: another briefing was held today as intuition anticipation builds for tomorrow's lunch. officials confirmed that despite lightning strikes to the towers at the launchpad, the mission is on track for the inaugural launch. >> our team right now is super excited. we are prepared for anything. it has prepared us for the moment we are at now for virtually any situation that could come up. we are excited in the vehicle will be ready. >> reporter: they have a two hour launch window. christie smith, nbc news. >> artemis said to lift off around 5:30 am tomorrow morning. we will have coverage on the launch beginning at 4:30 am. >>> a wildfire burning in southwest oregon is impacting our air quality in the bay area. it has triggered an air quality advisory. one firefighter has died fighting the flames. so far more than 1000 acres have burned with no containment. how will this impact us? >> for now the sea breeze is a drawing in the smoke which has been offshor

also, they want to check and they want to run through retrieval of the orion spacecraft. there's some avionics onboard they're hoping to use on artemis 2, the first crewed mission of this program. so they are hoping to achieve a lot with this mission. no crew onboard, but they have some mannequins, moon-equins, as you mentioned, to measure the vibrations and sounds. several will be measuring the radiation the crew will experience on these lunar journeys, jim. fingers crossed that this launch happens tomorrow and all kinds of science and excitement will take place. back to you. >> a huge step. rachel crane, we know you will be watching it and we'll follow the developments with you. let's get scott kelly in here, retired nasa astronaut with several tours aboard the international space station. scott, great to see you as always. there haven't been boots on the moon for, what, 50 years, for folks at home thinking well, we did this already. i think i saw a movie about it. what is the significance of this mission? >> you made a great point, jim, it was 50 years ago when you thi

it is a $4 billion test run for the 322 rocket carrying the orion crew e the orion crew capsule. only mannequins are on board right now. it's a 42 day mission. it will venture into distant orbit and splashdown into the pacific back on earth. more than 100,000 100,000 people are expected to pack roads and beaches to watch for the historic lift off. cbs news will carry a very special . a very special report. the bay area will bring it to you live starting at around 5:30 a.m. we are ready. > >> coming up. a movie out of you. these folks caught a flick while on the water. > >> a federal judge on seals portions of the affidavit for the search of mar-a-lago. it res of mar-a-lago. it reveals formet trump held top-secret documents that could compromise human inte sources and check out this time space wormhole i creat how's it work? let me see your togo, and i'll show you. "poof" burt, you have my lunch. introducing togo's new pastrami cheese ste loaded with our world famous pastrami, sauteed mushrooms, roasted red peppers, and smothered with melty american cheese. the new pastrami cheese

in just a few hours, nasa's most powerful rocket, the orion will blast off.itwill be a test flight of the artemis. with plans to get crews back onto the moon and eventually to mars >> reporter: the threat of violent morning thunderstorms is hanging over nasa's plans to launch artemis early monday. after a series of lightning strikes hit lightning towers nur the launch pad five five times saturday it didn't do any damage to the rocket named for the sister of the greek god apollo it will lift it to a 42-day uncrewed orbit around the moon. >> this mission going with a lot of hopes and dreams of a lot of people we are now the artemis generation >> reporter: if all goes as planned, astronauts could be on board in 2024 and then a moon landing in 2025 or later just like apollo, the astronauts on orion will lift off on their backs. but there's room for four astronauts instead of three. right over there is a retractible rowing machine for exercise and right there is a commode. orion will eventually dock with a station called gateway >> they will go on to the lunar sur

then a moon landing in 2024. >> there's 30% more room inside or orion than apollo. right over there is a retractible rowing machine for exercise and right there is a commode. >> reporter: orion will even eventually dock with a space station called gateway >> reporter: the gateway components are coming together at this facility in houston. eventually four or five of these modules will be linked together orbiting the moon with crews spending on average 30 days on station. they will then use a lunar lander to descend to the moon base for six days. >> it's to get prepared to go into the lander and go to the surface. >> reporter: it's like base camp circling the moon. >> exactly, a good way to look at it. >> reporter: it will return to earth hotter and faster, parachuting into the pacific ocean. right now there's an 80% chance of go at 8:30 a.m. the further you get into the window the chances of going start to slide because of the florida weather. so we're all watching that 8:33 liftoff time hoping it can go then >> our fingers are crossed tom, thank you and you can join

it really gives you perspective. >> reporter: inside the orion training simulator we strapped. into our seats, screens and switches over our heads. >> you can see the batteries, over here right now this is looking at the propulsion system. >> how exciting is the prospect of going to the moon for you personally >> it's incredibly exciting we haven't been there since the '70s and it's time to go back to me it's about exploration. it's an inherent part of all of us as humans we have this profound impact on society when we went to the moon the first time with all of this stimulation of resources and all the s.t.e.m. fields. we can expect that all when we go back to the moon again >> reporter: once on the moon, astronauts will explore the surface. here on earth engineers showed me using virtual reality how astronauts will train to walk on the moon using available data to simulate the lighting conditions and even what it would be like to climb a ladder to the lander it even allows me to get a glimpse of home. i can see the earth here to explore the moon further, nasa is working on a

sitting above it is the orion capsule. that's what's going to be launching to the moon. artemis ready. artemis i is ready for liftoff. we're just hours away from the beginning of a new space race we haven't seen in 50 years. artemis i ready for liftoff for the first test flight to the moon with the goal of someday staying there. >> all of this is in preparation to build and develop the technology to go to mars in the late 2030s, 2040. >> reporter: the plan is for the most powerful rocket in the world, the sls, to carry the orion capsule into orbit. it will go around the world once, then fire off to the moon. >> hey, gio, i'm going to take you inside the orion capsule. >> reporter: earlier this year, nasa astronaut victor glover giving us an exclusive look inside that capsule. >> the crew will be restrained here for launch and entry. >> reporter: after reaching the moon with no humans on board this time, it will loop around the moon in a cosmic slingshot of sorts and come back to earth. >> it's coming in 5,000 degrees. >> reporter: a critical test to see if it will be saf

orion is a lot bigger than apollo.re. they have a retractable rowing machine right here for exercise, and something apollo didn't have. underneath my feet, a commode. and nasa is also testing out this new astronaut suit for future missions, replacing the suits worn by shuttle astronauts. the new suit designed to keep astronauts alive for 144 hours should their spaceship suddenly lose cabin pressure. >> you see, there's a little feed port here, where using a specialized bag design, we can put liquid nutrition in, think of like a protein shake in there. and the crew member can turn their head in the helmet, be able to drink that, so they have the proper nutrition. >> how is it in there? is it hot? >> it feels good. nice and cool, sir. >> cool? >> yes, sir, i have a cooling garment underneath that keeps me nice and cool. >> even on a hot houston day. >> yes, sir. >> reporter: if this uncrewed artemis mission goes well, an astronaut mission will follow, then a lunar landing in 2025 and a moon base. returning from its missi

after orbiting the moon, orion will reenter earth's atmosphere for the missions priority one test. whether the capsules heat shield can withstand temperatures of 5000 degrees, about half as hot as the surface surface of the sun. >> it's coming back at ridiculous speeds, 11.6 kilometers per second. it gets really hot. we have to make sure sure that that's going to support the reentry. >> it artemis one succeeds, it will pave the way for human flights to the moon, including a a lunar landing later this decade. >> how hurtful to the program would it be if it doesn't go right? >> i don't know. conceivably it could end the program. you just never know until you get in a situation. i hope we don't have to worry about that. >> reporter: no pressure. from this room, they will lead and follow the future of nasa's human space expiration, starting starting with artemis ones lift. lift off. >> after almost 40 years at nasa, with that moment going to be like? >> i can't even begin to think about it. i have emotional, it will be very rewarding, it will be very special for sure. >> why emotional?

the orion spacecraft is on its way. there's a long journey ahead. from mission control, the engines ignite, giving it the big push it needs to escape our planet's gravity. it takes several days to reach the moon, with the spacecraft making small adjustments along the way. at first, the spacecraft flies in close, 100 kilometres, that's 62 miles, above the lunar surface. then it enters a much larger orbit, swinging more than 65,000 kilometres, about 40,000 miles, beyond the moon. that's further than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown. during the several weeks orion is in orbit, nasa will collect important data and check how the spacecraft is performing. finally, after another close fly—by, it's ready to head for home. now things get hazardous. as the spacecraft nears earth, it has to enter our atmosphere at exactly the right angle. if it gets this wrong, it will burn up. so, its huge heat shield protects it while the temperature rises to nearly 3,000 degrees celsius. a series of parachutes open, massively slowing it down, before splash dow

it may look just like the old apollo space capsule, but orion is bigger.'s room for a toilet. that matters when you are spending days in cramped quarters. eventually orion will dock with a new space station that will orbit the moon. astronauts will then descend to the lunar surface in a newly designed lunar lander. >> we're going to send a diverse crew. we're going to have the first woman and first person of color and international astronaut, so a much more diverse population, reflective of how we are today. >> reporter: and virtually every astronaut is hoping they're chosen to go. captain glover spent 168 days on the space station. >> i wanted to walk on and work on the surface of the moon. all astronauts want to do the mission and now that going to the moon is becoming a part of the mission set, i think we're all really excited that's a reality. >> reporter: eventually just like apollo, orion will parachute back to earth, landing off san diego, in the pacific ocean. pretty cool stuff. again, no humans on board. four test dummy, high-tech test dummies wil

nasa plans to test orion to its limits. and if everything goes as planned, it could be another giant step for humankind. and whit, this whole mission takes 42 days. if it goes well, nasa plans to do it all over again in 2024 with astronauts on board. whit? >> exciting new phase, gio, thanks so much. abc news will carry the launch live monday morning. the launch window opens at 8:33 eastern. >>> there's still much more ahead on "world news tonight." the rain allegations against a buffalo bills rookie. stay with us. to severe rheumatoid arthritis or active psoriatic arthritis and... take. it. on. with rinvoq. rinvoq is a once-daily pill that tackles pain, stiffness, swelling. for some, rinvoq significantly reduces ra and psa fatigue. it can stop irreversible joint damage. and rinvoq can leave skin clear or almost clear in psa. that's rinvoq relief. rinvoq can lower your ability to fight infections, including tb. serious infections and blood clots, some fatal; cancers, including lymphoma and skin cancer; death, heart attack, s

just like apollo, the astronauts on orion will lift off on their backs but 30% more room inside orions a retractible rowing machine for exercise, and right there, it is a commode. orion will eventually dock with the new space station called gateway orbiting the moon. >> it is going to let us go from earth to gateway and then to the lunar surface. >> the gateway components are coming together at this facility in houston. >> eventually, four or five of these modules will be linked together, orbiting the moon with crews spending on average 30 days on station. >> those astronauts will then use a lunar lander to descend to a moon base for six-day stays. >> when astronauts come on board, the goal isn't to stay here the whole time, it's to get prepared to get into the lander and go down to the surface. >> this is like base camp that is circling the moon. >> exactly. a good way to look at it. >> just like apollo, orion will return to earth but hotter and faster parachuting into the pacific ocean. >> our thanks to tom costello for that report. joining us now nasa snaurt and aerospace engineer

what you see at the top is the orion capsule built by lockheed martin. that's all new. beneath it are pieces and parts from the shuttle program and also from the delta launch program to integrate into this system. so, when michio talks about the idea of testing the system, these are all been tested. some of these engines have flown to space several times -- >> we just had a close-up. >> of the engines itself where we have a problem with number 3. >> these are used pieces and parts of the shuttle system. it's the integration into a new launch vehicle. it's new plumbing, new wiring, new communication systems. all these things have to work together. and it has to work perfectly. >> can you explain why we're using old parts? and i don't mean to say that disparagingly here, but people might look and say, we're trying to go to mars, ultimately, with parts from the shuttle? >> it was supposed to be faster, better and cheaper. it hasn't be been faster. it certainly hasn't be been cheaper. remains to be seen about better. the idea was to take those parts that we knew and underst

capscapsule, the re-entry vehicle and the orion main engine and second stage engine. of those components together make nor a very difficult mission that they have so many parts of it that they have to make sure everything is working just fine. nasa gave us this illustration of what it could look like as we go into the next hour or two possibly if it happens what we expect to look like and looks once again very cool as you can see that animation there and the possibility of thunderstorms is kind of throwing a wrench in that as well as some of the mechanical issues that they're having. we're keeping a close eye on that possibility of some of those storms firing up very close to a cape canaveral over the next couple of hours. things quiet here. we'll talk more about that in our forecast that's coming up in a few minutes. >> thanks, kari. >>> 5:32 right now. an ominous phenomenon raising red flags from our climate in crisis. thousands of dead fish are popping up in parts of the bay. >> if you were walking along the coastline this weekend, you may have noticed it yourself.

about 1:00 in the morning, we've done the battery charging on both orion and the core stage.ed and on schedule. you're watching bbc news. the headlines... pakistan has made a fresh appeal for international aid, as the death toll from devastating flooding exceeds a thousand. the leader of britain's biggest trade union has called for the opposition labour party to do more for working people struggling with the rising cost of living. supporters of argentina's vice—president, cristina fernandez de kirchner, have clashed with police outside her home in the capital, buenos aires. at least five police officers were injured, and four protesters arrested as demonstrations in support of kirchner turned violent. last week prosecutors accused her of defrauding the state and involvement in a scheme to divert public funds, while she ran the country between 2007 and 2015. (read on) while she ran the country between 2007 and 2015. a little earlier we got more from buenos aires based journalist veronica smink. what's happening now with this trial is basically rallying all the peronist movemen

has called a scrub of the attempt of the launch of artemis i and the space launch system with the orion spacecraft. the issue that came up was an engine bleed that couldn't be remedied, but the rocket is currently in a stable configuration. >> when it ultimately does take off, the artemis i will set the stage for nasa's goal to land the first woman and the first person of color on the moon by 2025, and eventually tackle human exploration of mars. >> and a lot of new experiments for the moon. cnn's space and defense correspondent kristin fisher is live at the kennedy space center. a lot of stops and starts, questions if they could complete this and now the scrub. do we know the full scope? are rt we don't know the full scope. about 91 nasa engineers are trying to figure out if this is a few day delay or, perhaps, longer. we have a backup launch attempt on friday. a third attempt on monday. if this is something they can fix on the launchpad. if it's not something they can fix on the launchpad, then they'll have to roll it back to the vertical assembly building, which takes about three day

it's currently the only rocket powerful enough to lift orion to lunar orbit.equally capable but cheaper commercial alternative, would you consider it? >> of course. but there isn't. and there won't be for awhile. this is the only rocket and spacecraft that are here, and we're ready to go. >> reporter: but nelson agrees, challenges remain for a 2025 moon landing. a lunar lander to take astronauts down to the surface, and spacesuits for moonwalking. both still in development. both behind schedule. >> by spending much more, perhaps, than it should have cost, nasa can do less science, do less exploration. it's going to take nasa longer to accomplish those missions. >> have you projected what is a realistic date for american boots to be back on the moon? >> the earliest possible we see is some point in late 2026. but even i think that's optimistic. >> reporter: long-term, nasa wants to take what it learns on the moon and put astronauts on mars. but here's what nasa's inspector general told us. either the space agency learns to spend its money more effectively and e

there were no concerns at that point with the orion software verification. the tanking meeting itself was very clean. we were done in 30 minutes, gave the go for tanking. shortly after, the kennedy space center went into a lightning alert. tanking was delayed for about one hour. once the cyro loading started, we started loading of the hydrogen. the team quickly encountered a hydrogen leak at the eight-inch quick disconnect, our fill in drain. that happened when they went into the fast fill stage. they had to slow down the loading operation, chill down the interface, managed to work their way through the full cyro loading operation of the core stage and upper stage successfully. once we got through the propellant loading on the rocket, both the core stage in the upper stage, they started the engine bleed. we talked and our flight readiness review about the engine bleed, we knew that was a risk cutting into this launch campaign, the first time demonstrating that successfully. we did encounter an issue chilling down into number three. we needed the engine to be

well, it is here, near the top in the orion crew capsule but not this time. test flight so there are no people on board. the time has come to put this space launch system to the test. as it readies for blastoff from cape canaveral, the same p d used for apollo, it will be nerve-racking. >> 3, 2, 1. >> the rocket thundered away from the earth, eventually reaching speeds nearly 25,000 miles or 40,000 kilometers an hour. as needs components of the rocket completes their job, they separate. the spacecraft is on its way. there is a long journey ahead. it's 380,000 kilometers, about 240,000 miles to theoon. after it is launched, the spacecraft enters into a low-earth orbit. then the engines ignite, giving it the big push it needs to escape our planet's gravity. and takes several days to reach the moon with the spacecraft making small adjtments along the way. at first, the spacecraft flies in close, 100 kilometers, 62 miles above the lunar surface. then, it enters a much larger orbit. swinging more than 65,000 kilometers, about 40,000 miles beyond the moon. that is

orion is expected to fly 40,000 miles past the moon. beating the record set by apollo 13. the long awaited return to the moon does not just have astronauts excited everyday americans are already lining up to get a glimpse of the launch can tell you this, you know that there's a launch coming soon because all of a sudden this whole bank right here gets filled with people. they walked on the moon when i was a kid, so i just want to see it. start back up. positive moves space and beyond, right, so you know this goes well. we'll be back here for the next launch. liftoff is expected between 8 33 and 10:33 a.m. eastern time if whether or technical problems caused a delay. nasa has back update scheduled september 2nd and fifth at kennedy space center in florida. johnson siri fox news and coming up in our next half hour. a nasa scientist will join us live with some more insight on what we can expect tomorrow. already hope you had a nice weekend. it was pretty mild out there even inland coastal sections mid sixties, some clearing. that was nice saturday and sunday. inland temperatu

orion will dock with a new space station called gateway orbiting the moon. >> it will let us fly crews from earth to gateway and then to the lunar surface. >> reporter: already, the gateway components are coming together at this facility in houston. eventually four or five of these modules will be linked together, orbiting the moon, with crews spending on average 30 days on station. those astronauts will then use a lunar lander to descend to a moon base for six-day stays. >> when astronauts come on board, the goal isn't to stay here the whole time, it's to get prepared to get in the lander and go down to the surface and spend time >> this is like base camp that's circling the moon >> exactly that's a good way to look at it >> reporter: just like apollo, orion will return to earth, but hotter and faster, parachuting into the pacific ocean. >> tom, it's exciting. what do we know about the weather for tomorrow >> reporter: nasa says there's an 80% chance of go based on the weather at 8:33 a.m. but if it doesn't go then, the weather starts to deteriorate, the launch may be in trouble. kate

if this launch is successful, it will be a 42 day mission and the orion spacecraft will splashdown in the pacific so they will need to go and retrieve the spacecraft. there are a bmx on board that they are hoping to use on artemis two. that will be the first crude mission of the artemis program and nasa hopes to achieve that next year and once again put humans on the moon. the first woman in the first person of color in 2022. >>> meteorologist karen is standing by. how is it looking? >> good to see you and it looks like in the past half hour or so, we have really seen diminishing amounts of moisture across the region and you can have such a sophisticated machine like this without having hiccups and we heard about the liquid hydrogen leak they were feeling and with. we have seen some showers and even a couple of thunderstorms that did produce lightning. it was not a problem but there are parameters that this mission has to stay within as far as the weather is concerned. you can have all kinds of other hiccups but the weather is the one thing you are unable to control. the launch is for

at the top is the orion spacecraft., that is where astronauts sit as they will launch toward the moon. today was supposed to be the start of a three-partrocess. the orion spacecraft was set to travel unmanned around the moon, controlled by nasa on the ground. it could have lasted anywhere from 25 to 40 days, depending on how many loops of the moon were done. all of this comes at a certain cost. thesls and or rhyme projects have been developed for over a decade. up until now, more than $20 billion have been spent on each system, and there are more to come. the office of the inspector general is responsible for auditing nasa programs. it said that it expects the first four missions to cost more than $4 billion each, a figure that is unsustainable. >> at $4.1 billion per launch, you will be limited to one launch perhaps every other year. that cadence of launches will not achieve nasa's mission of having a permanent presence on the lunar surface. ros: the overall spend on this artemis program is expected to be around $93 bi

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all begins with this critical first test, though, of launching the sls rocket, which will put the orionaft here into an orbit around the moon. >> this is the first flight of a new rocket and a new spacecraft. and it's for this point. the spacecraft will be nearly 290,000 miles from earth before returning home. >> that's farther than any human rated spacecraft has ever gone. we're pushing the vehicle to its limits. i'm really stressing it to get ready for crew. the artemis one mission will verify the sls rocket is safe and that the orion capsule can ferry astronauts to and from lunar orbit. just the first human class mission in over 50 years. so we're doing something is incredibly difficult to do. and does carry inherent risk in it. >> is there won't be people on board but will be getting back lots of data and making sure that all of our hardware and systems are working properly. >> this new era of exploration involves a series of increasingly mex missions. they'll eventually enable us to have a long-term human presence on the moon and eventually mars. >> the two-hour launch window opens

. >> reporter: after launch the sls rocket will separate from the orion capsule on top.illion miles to the moon and then go 40,000 miles beyond it, farther than any 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're going to be 60 miles off the surface. it's going to be incredible, the pictures we get as we go by will be impressive. >> reporter: after orbiting the moon for more than two weeks orion will head back to earth hitting speeds of around 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 for our mission is actually to test the heat shield. >> liftoff of space shuttle "columbia." >> reporter: seven astronauts were killed on "columbia." testing it on "artemis" is crucial. >> it's really a stepping stone, a milestone to get humans back into the vicinity of the moon. and that is awesome. >> reporter: victor glover is one of more than 40 in the running to fly on "artemis 2" and "ar

it may look just like the old "apollo" space capsule but orion is bigger.f three astronauts, "orion" carries four there's room for a toilet. that matters when you're spending days in cramped quarters eventually "orion" will dock with a new space station that will orbit the moon. astronauts will descend to the lunar surface in a newly designed lunar lander. >> we will send a diverse crew, the first woman, the first person of color and international astronauts a much more divert population reflective of how we are today >> reporter: and virtually every astronaut is hoping they're chosen to go captain victor glove spent 168 days on the space station. >> i wanted to walk on and work on the surface of the moon all astronauts want to do the mission. now that going to the moon is becoming a part of the mission set, i think we're all really excited that's a reality >> reporter: eventually just like "apollo" "orion" will land in the pacific ocean no astronauts involved in this test flight but nasa is putting four female and male dummies loaded with sensors onboard t

. >> reporter: after launch, artemis will rocket its crew-less orion capsule within 50 miles of the moon's surface. it will loop into a distant lunar orbit, reaching roughly 40,000 miles beyond the moon, the deepest space ever for a capsule that could carry humans. 42 days after liftoff, orion will splash down in the pacific ocean. >> it's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: think of artemis as apollo on steroids. artemis 2, scheduled for 2024, will be a crude fly-by of the moon. artemis 3-- some time later this decade-- the first moon landing in more than a half-century. >> we want to ultimately end up on mars. we want to keep venturing deeper into space, and the moon is a perfect stepping stone. >> reporter: but artemis' costs? sky high. total dollars projected through fiscal year 2025? $93 billion. monday's launch alone? more than $4.1 billion for a rocket nasa will use once. >> a lot of money. >> reporter: paul martin is nasa's inspector general, its in-house watchdog. >> that concerns us enough that, in our reports, we said we see that as unsustainable for

the orion spacecraft is on its way. there's a long journey ahead.bout 240,000 miles — to the moon. after its launch, the spacecraft enters into a low earth orbit, then with the go from mission control, the engines ignite, giving it the big push it needs to escape our planet's gravity. it takes several days to reach the moon, with the spacecraft making small adjustments along the way. at first, the spacecraft flies in close, 100 kilometres, that's 62 miles, above the lunar surface. then it enters a much larger orbit, swinging more than 65,000 kilometres, about 40,000 miles, beyond the moon. that's further than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown. during the several weeks 0rion is in orbit, nasa will collect important data and check how the spacecraft is performing. finally, after another close fly—by, it's ready to head for home. now things get hazardous. as the spacecraft nears earth, it has to enter our atmosphere at exactly the right angle. if it gets this wrong, it will burn up. so, its huge heat shield protects it while the temperatur

orion is expected to fly 40,000 miles past the moon, beating the record set by apollo 13.he long awaited return to the moon does not just have astronauts excited everyday americans are already lining up to get a glimpse of the launch can tell you this, you know that there's a launch coming soon because all of a sudden, this whole bank right here gets filled with people. they walked on the moon when i was a kid, so i just want to see it. start back up. positive moves space and beyond, right, so you know this goes well. we'll be back here for the next launch. liftoff is expected between 8 33 and 10:33 a.m. eastern time if whether or technical problems caused a delay. nasa has backup date scheduled september 2nd and fifth at kennedy space center in florida. johnson siri fox news. thousands of people gathered in downtown san jose today for the annual silicon valley pride parade. i think it's really just all about being celebratory and having a really fun bright presence in the parade. the parade is much smaller than san francisco's world famous event to the north about 80 grou