Moon launch success | Trump’s nation address
Cheat Sheet with Ridge & Frost
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🗓️ 2 April 2026
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Summary
Nasa’s Artemis II mission took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last night, the first trip around the moon in over 50 years.
The crew are in "safe, secure and in great spirits", a Nasa official confirmed in a post-launch press conference.
President Donald Trump addressed the United States in a primetime televised speech from the White House, lasting roughly 20 minutes.
He declared that the US’s "core objectives" in the war are "near completion" and said the military will hit Iran "extremely hard over the next two to three weeks".
Radio DJ Scott Mills has released a statement following his sacking by the BBC after an allegation in relation to his “personal conduct”.
Resident doctors, commonly referred to as junior doctors, are set to strike next week as no deal has been made with the government.
And finally, golf icon Tiger Woods has turned down the chance to be US Ryder Cup captain next year.
Anna and Wilf have the day's news in just 10 minutes.
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| 0:00.0 | Sky News, the full story first. |
| 0:05.0 | NASA's Artemis 2 took off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first trip around the moon in over 50 years. |
| 0:19.0 | Meanwhile, in a televised address to the nation from the |
| 0:22.6 | Oval Office, Donald Trump does not commit to immediately ending the war in Iran. |
| 0:30.6 | Hello, you're listening to Cheat Sheet, a 10-minute podcast on the day's news on Thursday the 2nd |
| 0:35.5 | of April. I'm Anna Jones. And I'm Wilfrid Frost. Also today, |
| 0:38.8 | radio DJ Scott Mills has released a statement following his sacking by the BBC after an |
| 0:43.6 | allegation in relation to his past personal conduct. |
| 0:48.1 | Three, two, one, booster ignition, and lift off. The crew of Artemis II now bound for the moon. Humanity's |
| 0:58.2 | next great voyage begins. That was the sound of NASA's Artemis II mission taking off from |
| 1:06.1 | the Kennedy Space Center in Florida last night. It's the first trip around the moon in over 50 years. |
| 1:12.4 | It's going to get closer to the moon than ever before. |
| 1:14.7 | The crew are, quote, safe, secure and in great spirits. |
| 1:18.0 | NASA official has confirmed in a post-launch press conference. |
| 1:22.7 | And Anna, this is pretty epic watching it back. |
| 1:26.2 | I was asleep at exactly the time to take it back, but great to watch back. |
| 1:30.4 | And, you know, these four astronauts are going to remain in orbit for 25 hours. |
| 1:37.6 | They'll be in space for some 10 days or so, if all goes to plan. |
| 1:44.5 | And it's just mind-boggling, isn't it? |
| 1:46.4 | It really is mind-boggling. |
| 1:48.3 | It's spectacular. |
| 1:49.5 | And I found it incredibly moving. |
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