>> WITH CLICK, ORLANDO DOT COM. THIS IS NEWS 6 AT NOON. GETTING RESULTS.
>> AND LIFTOFF OF ARTEMIS ONE.
WE RISE TOGETHER BACK TO THE
>> AND LIFTOFF OF ARTEMIS ONE.
WE RISE TOGETHER BACK TO THE >> GEORGE: This is George Gray >> BRIDGETT: AND NOW AT NOON
AFTER A NIGHT OF UNCERTAINTY,
NASA’S MEGA MOON ROCKET TAKES
TO THE SKIES WITH A
SPECTACULAR PRE-DAWN LAUNCH
OVER THE SPACE COAST.
>> JUSTIN: AND WITHIN THE LAST
HOUR, CAMERAS ON THE ORION
SPACECRAFT CAPTURED ITS FIRST
BLUE MARBLE IMAGE OF EARTH AS
IT HEADS TOWARDS THE MOON. THE
CAPSULE HAS ALREADY TRAVELED
MORE THAN 50,000 MILES AFTER
BLASTING OFF FROM KENNEDY
SPACE CENTER. NOW, THE MISSION
HAD TO OVERCOME SEVERAL SCRUMS
HURRICANES AND EVEN A LAST
SECOND FUEL LEAK THAT NEARLY
PUT THE WHOLE THING IN
JEOPARDY. GLAD YOU’RE WITH US.
I’M JUSTIN WARMOTH AND I’M
BRIDGETT ELLISON NEWS SIX’S
JAMES SPARVERO WALKS US
THROUGH WHAT HAPPENED.
>> JUSTIN: AND THE CREW THAT
MADE THE RISKY REPAIRS TO GET
THE MISSION BACK ON TRACK.
MADE THE RISKY REPAIRS TO GET
THE MISSION BACK ON TRACK. >> GEORGE: This is George Gray JUBILATION AS NASA’S MOST
POWERFUL ROCKET FINALLY GETS
OFF THE GROUND AFTER SEVERAL
YEARS OF EXPENSIVE DELAYS,
INCLUDING THE LAST 8 MONTHS
GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN
ROLLOUTS AND ROLLBACKS.
>> THE SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM NOW
GOING TO THE MOON FOR THE
FIRST MISSION UNDER THE
ARTEMIS PROGRAM.
>> ON BEHALF OF ALL THE MEN
AND WOMEN ACROSS OUR GREAT
NATION WHO WORK TO MAKE THIS
DAY POSSIBLE. IN PART THE
ARTEMIS GENERATION. THIS IS
FOR YOU. UNLIKE THE 2 PREVIOUS
LAUNCH ATTEMPTS THIS YEAR.
>> NASA WAS ABLE TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS DURING THE COUNTDOWN
WITH ENOUGH TIME TO AVOID
ANOTHER SCRAP.
>> MY HEART WAS PUMPING.
>> 3 TECHNICIANS RISKING THEIR
LIVES AS MEMBERS OF THE RED
CREW PERFORMING LIVE REPAIRS
AT THE LAUNCH PAD, FIXING A
LEAK HAS THE 322 FOOT SLS WAS
FUELED WITH HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF HIGHLY
EXPLOSIVE PROPELLANT.
>> THE ROCKETS, YOU KNOW, IT’S
ALIVE. IT’S CREEK IN ITS
MAKING VENTING NOISES ITS IT’S
PRETTY SCARY.
>> SLS PROPELLING THE ORION
CAPSULE ON ITS PATH TO ORBIT
THE MOON CAMERA SHOWING EARTH
AND THE MANNEQUINS ON BOARD.
NASA SAYS THE 26TH DAY MISSION
THAT WILL BLAZE THE TRAIL FOR
ASTRONAUTS FLYING ON SLS. AND
LATER, ASTRONAUTS LANDING ON
THE MOON. IT’S GOING AS
PLANNED SO FAR.
>> AS WE NOW EXPLORE THE
HEAVENS AS WE GO BACK TO THE
MOON AND THEN WE GO TO MARS.
>> AFTER ITS JOURNEY OF MORE
THAN A MILLION MILES, NASA
SAYS ORION IS EXPECTED TO
SPLASHDOWN IN THE PACIFIC
OCEAN ON DECEMBER 11. AT
NASA’S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER.
I’M JAMES SPARVERO GETTING
RESULTS. NEWS 6.
>> BRIDGETT: THANK YOU, JAMES.
AND THE EARLY MORNING LAUNCH
TIME DIDN’T STOP HUGE CROWDS
FROM GATHERING ALONG THE SPACE
COAST. ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR
LAUNCH VIEWING SITES, JETTY
PARK WAS CLOSED, BUT THOUSANDS
MADE THE TRIP TO WITNESS
HISTORY. NEWS SIX’S MARK
LEHMAN CONTINUES OUR TEAM
COVERAGE FROM SPACE VIEW PARK
IN TITUSVILLE.
>> SOME PEOPLE WE SPOKE WITH
SAY THEY STARTED SAVING THEIR
SPOTS FOR THE LAUNCH OUT HERE
EARLY YESTERDAY AFTERNOON,
WAITING MUCH OF THE DAY TO
WITNESS HISTORY. WHAT A WAY
FINALLY PAID OFF EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH A SPECTACULAR
SIGHT.
MORNING WITH A SPECTACULAR
SIGHT. >> GEORGE: This is George Gray >> IT WAS NOTHING BUT
EXCITEMENT ALL ALONG THE COAST
AS THE ARTEMIS ONE ROCKET
ROARED INTO THE EARLY MORNING
SKY THERE MAY MEAN MOMMY THINK
THAT THIS SAID KELLY. NOW THE
FIREBALL LARGE ENOUGH TO SHOW
UP ON WEATHER RADAR AND LOUD
ENOUGH TO SET OFF CAR ALARMS
NEAR THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY
BUILDING. OUT AT SPACE VIEW
NEAR THE VEHICLE ASSEMBLY
BUILDING. OUT AT SPACE VIEW >> GEORGE: This is George Gray PARK. MANY WERE SURPRISED THE
LAUNCH ACTUALLY HAPPENED AFTER
SO MANY DELAYS. WE WERE HERE
FOR THE FIRST LAUNCH. SO WE’RE
PRETTY EXCITED THE SPECTACULAR
VIEW. WELL, WORTH THE WAIT.
HAS SOME STAKE OUT SPOTS MORE
THAN 12 HOURS IN ADVANCE.
>> YOU SEE IT ON TV AND THEN
IN REAL LIFE, IT REALLY HAD
LIGHT LIGHT UP EFFECT LIKE IT
REALLY LIT UP THE WHOLE SKY.
SO IT WAS AMAZING. THE SENSE
OF AMAZEMENT LINGERING FOR
FAMILIES WALKING AWAY WITH AN
EXPERIENCE THEY’LL NEVER
FORGET.
>> AND HOPE FOR WHAT’S TO
COME. THIS GOING TO SPY OR A
NEW GENERATION AND, YOU KNOW,
I THINK WE’LL ALL BE DELIGHTED
WHEN WE LOOK BACK IN 10 OR 20
YEARS.
>> THAT EARLY MORNING LIFTOFF
MAY HAVE DISCOURAGED SOME, BUT
OFFICIALS STILL SAY THAT ALL
LAUNCH VIEWING AREAS REACHED
CAPACITY. THEY ALSO ESTIMATE
BETWEEN 5100,000 PEOPLE CAME
TO THE COAST FOR THE LIFTOFF
IN TITUSVILLE, MARK LEHMAN
GETTING RESULTS, NEWS 6.
>> JUSTIN: THANK YOU, MARK.
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