NASA is about to make history with Artemis II, sending four astronauts on a test flight around the moon.

On this official NASA podcast, we're taking you inside the mission and giving you a front row seat to this incredible journey.

NASA is also streaming the launch of Artemis II, the lunar flyby when the astronauts see the moon up close,

their return to Earth, and every second in between.

You can experience NASA's coverage and stay up to date with all things Artemis II at NASA.gov. dot go.

transmission is coming to you approximately halfway between the moon and the earth.

That's a beautiful, beautiful view.

I was just a kid in grade school at the end of the Apollo program, and I remember

watching those moon landings with my classmates.

Tranquility base here. The eagle has landed.

Roger Twink. Tranquility. We caught the ground.

And being so intrigued, so curious, so inspired.

That's one small step for man. One giant leap for manned.

Apollo made the world stop and look.

And as we leave the moon and towards literal, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return.

With peace and hope, for all man time.

And I think that Artemis will do the same thing.

The world will stop and look up in wonder, in intrigue, and will feel a sense of accomplishment.

And here we go.

Pushing ourselves to explore is just core to who we are.

That's a part of being a human.

We want to know what's out there just beyond the horizon.

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