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

NASA is targeting March as the earliest possible launch opportunity.

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 2 at NASA.gov.

You're listening to NASA's Curious Universe. I'm Patty Boyd. And I'm Jacob Pinter.

NASA is leading a golden age of space exploration.

The Artemis 2 mission will send humans around the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

It sets the stage for future Artemis missions, when astronauts return to the moon's surface.

And Artemis will build upon the foundation we've laid

and prepare us for the first human journey to Mars.

In this limited series, you're along for the ride of Artemis 2.

You'll meet the astronauts flying around the moon

and go behind the scenes with NASA engineers and scientists powering this mission.

This is episode 5 of our Artemis 2 series.

In this episode, the ground support that sends humans to deep space.

Artemis missions rely on many people working together, and they depend on specialized equipment that's just really cool.

We're going behind the scenes with a skyscraper that can move,

giant machines that carry rockets to the launch pad,

and the people at the controls making sure they do their job perfectly

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