>>BRUCE HAMILTON: NASA IS PREPARING TO LAUNCH ITS MEGA ROCKET TO THE MOON IS THE
FIRST PHASE OF THE ARTEMIS
PROGRAM WITH THE DREAM OF
PUTTING ASTRONAUTS BACK ON THE
LUNAR SURFACE AND BEYOND
MANAGER FOR THE GATEWAY
PROGRAMS, DEEP-SPACE LOGISTICS
PROGRAM. MARK KERR A SICK IS A
MANAGER. AS I SAID FOR THAT
PROGRAM. HE JOINS ME HERE ON
THE MORNING SHOW. HEY, GOOD
MORNING. GOOD MORNING. THANKS
FOR HAVING US. OF COURSE, IF
ALL GOES ACCORDING TO PLAN
ARTEMIS ONE WILL BLAST OFF AND
MAKE THE 239 MILE. TRY
3239,000 MILE TREK TO THE MOON
MONDAY ON A 42 DAY MISSION.
THIS UNCREWED MISSION WILL
HOPEFULLY PAVE THE WAY TO
PUTTING THE FIRST WOMAN AND
PERSON OF COLOR ON THE LUNAR
SURFACE. HERE. CAN YOU HEAR
ME? YES.
>> SO SO YES. ARTEMIS IS OUR
OUR FIRST MISSION THAT THE
TEST FLIGHT WHERE WE’RE
ACTUALLY WE THE SLS ROCKET,
OUR FIRST NEW LARGEST ROCKET
WE’VE EVER HAD. A HALF MILLION
POUNDS OF THRUST. THE ORION
SPACESHIP, WHICH IS OUR
SPACECRAFT ON TOP 4 CREW
ABILITY TO TAKE THEM OUT FOR 4
WEEKS. THIS IS OUR OUR INITIAL
LAUNCH, THE TEST AND RING OUT
THE SYSTEM AND BRING US BACK
TO THE MOON AND THIS TIME FOR
A SUSTAINED CAMPAIGN. YOU
KNOW, WE’VE TAKEN THE LAST 50
YEARS OF TECHNOLOGY AND WE’RE
ACTUALLY GOING TO GO BACK TO
THIS TIME. WE’RE GOING TO BE
ABLE TO STAY EXPLORE THE MOON
AND REALLY BECOME THE GATEWAY
THAT UNLOCKS OUR EXPLORATION
BEYOND.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: SO IT’S NO
COINCIDENCE THAT THE ARTEMIS
PROGRAM IS NAMED FOR THE TWIN
SISTER OF THE APOLLO FROM
GREEK MYTHOLOGY. ARTEMIS WILL
PICK UP WHERE THE FAMED APOLLO
PROGRAM LEFT OFF IN 1972. BY
SENDING CREWED MISSIONS TO THE
MOON. BUT IN A NEW WAY, HOW
SO?
>> SO THE THE NEW WAYS WE’RE
GOING OUT TO STAY IN THE 60’S.
WE HAVE TO LAUNCH MULTIPLE
LAUNCHES. AGGREGATE ARE PIECES
THAT GET OUT THERE AND IT WAS
REALLY A A ONE SHOT. GET DOWN,
GET DOWN TO THE SURFACE. WE
CAN STAY VERY LONG. AND IT WAS
ABOUT SHOWING OUR PROWERS AND
SHOWING THE COUNTRY WHAT WE
CAN DO NOW, YOU KNOW, BETWEEN
THE SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM AND
THE SPACE STATION PROGRAM,
WE’VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT
LIVING AND WORKING IN SPACE
AND WE’VE GOT THE TECHNOLOGY
IN THE CAPABILITY THAT WE’RE
GOING TO GO OUT THERE TO STAY.
WE’RE GOING TO UNDERSTAND AND
MIND THE RESOURCES THE MOON
HAS. WE’RE GOING TO TAKE THAT
SCIENCE AND BE ABLE TO TO
REALLY PROTECT OUR PLANET HERE
AND CONTINUE TO PULL
COMMERCIAL INDUSTRY WITH US GO
OUT THERE IN THE SUSTAINED WAY
THAT ALLOWS US TO EXPLORE
BEYOND LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: I STARTED
OFF BY SAYING THIS MISSION MAY
PAVE THE WAY TO THE MOON AND
BEYOND PERHAPS TO MARS. THIS
INAUGURAL FLIGHT IS MEANT TO
TEST THE ORION CAPSULE FOR
DEEP FLIGHT.
>> ABSOLUTELY SO. SO THIS IS A
TEST MISSION. WE’RE GOING TO
RING OUT ALL THE SYSTEMS.
ORION IS DESIGNED FOR THE
DIFFERENT RADIATION
ENVIRONMENT THAT EXISTS OUT OF
THE MOON IS DESIGNED FOR THE
HIGHER SPEEDS THAT WILL TAKE
WHEN WE RE-ENTER THE
ATMOSPHERE AND BRING OUR CREW
SAFELY BACK TO HOME. SO THIS
TEST WILL BE UNCREWED. WE’VE
GOT TO MOVE A COMMANDER CAMPOS
IS INSIDE THEIR INSTRUMENTED.
WE’VE GOT A COUPLE OTHER MOON
AGAIN THAT ARE IN THERE. SO WE
CAN REALLY UNDERSTAND THE
ENVIRONMENT. WE’RE GOING TO
TEST ALL THE LIFE SUPPORT
SYSTEMS WE’RE GOING TO
UNDERSTAND AND PUSH THE
SPACESHIP TO ITS LIMITS SO
THAT WHEN WE GO WITH CREW, WE
BROUGHT DOWN THAT RISK WITH
ARTEMIS TO MISSION SNOOPY’S ON
BOARD APOLLO INSPIRED THE
WORLD. THE WORLD’S DIVIDED
RIGHT NOW.
>> WHAT CAN ARTEMIS TEACH
HUMANITY? BECAUSE I KNOW THE
ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO MAKE THIS
AN INTERNATIONAL MISSION. YES,
SO.
>>BRUCE HAMILTON: SO ARTEMIS
WILL INSPIRE THE WORLD. IT
WILL INSPIRE THE NEXT ARTEMIS
GENERATION. AND I’M GLAD YOU
MENTIONED SNOOPY, RIGHT? HE’S
GOING TO BE THE INDICATOR TO
SHOW US WHERE IN 0 GRAVITY AND
HE’S A CONNECTION. BACK TO THE
FIRST TIME WE DID IT. BUT
ARTEMIS IS AN INTERNATIONAL
CAMPAIGN. WE’VE GOT OVER. 28
PLUS COUNTRIES THAT KEEP
SIGNING ON AS ARTEMIS ACCORDS
THAT CONTINUE TO WORK WITH US.
WE ARE WORKING TOGETHER ACROSS
THE WORLD TO SHOW THAT WE NEED
TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PLANET
TOGETHER. WE NEED TO PUSH
TECHNOLOGY TOGETHER AND WE’RE
DOING THAT WITH OUR U.S.. ALL
RIGHT. SO LAUNCH WINDOW OPENS
A AT 8.33. ON MONDAY. WEATHER
LOOKING TO GO. WEATHER IS
LOOKING GREAT AND EVERYONE’S
DRIVING IN RIGHT NOW. THEY’RE
ON CONSUL IN THE LAUNCH
CONTROL CENTER. WE’RE STARTING
OUR COUNTDOWN AND WE’RE
LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT
LAUNCH MONDAY MORNING AND
ANOTHER THEIR WATCH PARTY IS
BEING PLANNED WILL BE WATCHING
HERE JUST A FEW MILES UP THE
COAST FROM THE SPACE COAST
MARKET TALKING TO THANKS. ALL