Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Monday, March 30th, 2026. And we begin with

all systems so far go for Wednesday night's historic moon launch. The crew of four flew from

Houston, Texas to Cape Canaveral, Florida on Friday. It's the closest they've come to getting

this much-delayed mission off the ground.

Still, there's no guarantee for Wednesday either.

11th-hour glitches with a rocket or Orion capsule could slide blast off to later this week,

or even into May or June, according to the Associated Press.

Astronaut Victor Glover takes the delays in stride. That's this business.

It will go when the engines light at T0, and we totally understand that. Barring any safety

concerns that surface in the next two days, the countdown for the 624 p.m. launch will begin and be

televised starting around 1250 Eastern on Wednesday.

A few months ago, we told you about 14-year-old Dean Roy of Stowe, Vermont, who was angling to be the state's youngest ever governor.

Now, it's official. He gets to shoot his shot. Last week, Dean became the first candidate under 18 to ever secure a spot on the general ballot.

The high school freshman's Longshock campaign began in middle school when a teacher joked that he would serve as his campaign manager if the teen ever ran. The state has no minimum age for the job.

The only requirements are being a resident of the state for at least four years and

obtaining 500 signatures. Dean's disillusion with a too big party, so he created his own,

known as the Freedom and Unity Party, in order to get support and make the run. I don't expect

necessarily to win, Dean told Newsweek. What I do expect is to start the movement and get more young people to come in behind me and say,

yeah, we also want to make change.

This summer, President Trump will become the first sitting president with his signature on

U.S. currency.

Traditionally, the Treasury Secretary and Treasurer are the ones who sign,

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