Steve Bowen previews NASA's Artemis II mission, the first human lunar landing in over 50 years, scheduled for a 6:24 p.m. Eastern launch with live coverage starting at 1 p.m. Eastern across C-SPAN platforms. The astronaut, who served 25 years including three shuttle flights and an 184-day ISS expedition, emphasizes the profound perspective of viewing Earth from space while confirming crews are mentally prepared and have secured their families' affairs before liftoff. Ultimately, this historic flight marks a pivotal return to lunar exploration, bridging decades of absence with renewed human ambition in space. [Automatically generated summary]
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NASA Artemis II Launch Preview00:01:38
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Live look now at NASA's SLS rocket at the Kennedy Space Center that tomorrow is scheduled to launch a crew of four astronauts from Launch Pad 39B here on Merritt Island, Florida, into orbit on a 10-day test mission around the moon.
This Artemis II mission is a preview for a future human landing on the moon, which would be the first for NASA in over 50 years.
Launch time set for 6.24 p.m. Eastern.
We'll have live coverage tomorrow beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern on C-SPAN, the C-SPAN Now app and at C-SPAN.org.
And coming up this afternoon, NASA officials will preview the launch and offer any updates as the astronauts and crew prepare for tomorrow's liftoff.
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Well, the crew members are getting ready to take off as scheduled tomorrow.
What do you think they're feeling right now?
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Well, what they're doing is, I mean, they're making sure that they're mentally prepared.
You know, they've had the opportunity over the past few months as this has become more and more real to ensure that their family's prepared and that they've got everything sort of in order.