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Artemis II Has Finally Launched

Artemis II has finally launched! The spacecraft is now on its way to swing around the Moon; the first crewed mission to do so in over 50 years. But why has it been so hard to get the mission off the ground? In this video, we’ll find out why Artemis got stuck on the launchpad since February, and what it’s going to do next. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 Artemis II 3:10 Rehearsal Failure 1 4:09 Rehearsal Failure 2 5:16 Out of Practice 6:29 Worth the Risk? 7:47 Artemis I 9:36 Re-entry Plan 10:36 Moon Landing Cancelled 14:18 Artemis IV 17:19 Designer Spacesuits 18:44 The New Space Race ▀▀▀▀▀▀ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/artist/astrumspace?art=5f04759ac338b Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@astrumearth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Artemis I Mission Overview”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/artemis1 “The Apollo Program”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/apollo “Artemis II Mission Overview”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/artemis2 “Moon Mission Delayed Due to Fuel Issue”, via bbc.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/fueldelay “NASA Eyes Next Wet Dress Rehearsal for Artemis II”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/wetdress “NASA Identifies Cause of Artemis I Orion Heat Shield Char Loss”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/artshield “Moon to Mars Architecture”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/moonmars “Artemis III Won’t Land on the Moon?”, via skyatnightmagazine.com https://astrumspace.info/artemis3 “Why the Lunar South Polar Region?”, via lpi.usra.edu https://astrumspace.info/moonsouth “The Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit”, via axiomspace.com https://astrumspace.info/axiomsuit ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Poppy Pinnock Video Editor: Alexandre Nowakowski Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner Production Manager: Raquel Taylor Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #Astrum #Space #Artemis