Uncrewed Test Launch News Today

>> counting down. >> the art miss rocket is finally on the launch pad ready to fly for the first time on monday. >> its no longer the apollo generation. its the artemis generation and that brings new discoveries. >> im pamela brown in washington. youre live in the cnn "newsroom." >> well, its nasas long overdue return to the moon, and t-minus just a few hours until hopefully launchtime of the u.s. space agencys most powerful rocket. the program is called artemis, the first phase blasti...

floods. and the iaea says a team is traveling to ukraines nuclear power plant amid a looming catastrophe. well bring you the latest on the attack with those fears. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with rosemary church. good to have you with us. for nearly 50 years since apollo 17, nasa is taking its first steps to sending astronauts back to the moon. you are looking at live pictures of the launch pad at kennedy space center in florida, where the scheduled launch window f...

orbit the moon with astronauts board and artemis iii for 2025 will land people at the moons south pole. joining me now is kristen fisher live at the kennedy space center in florida. i love the nod to the program, calling this artemis. whats the significance of this mission if weve been to the moon before? >> reporter: you know, a lot of people say that. the reason nasa wants to go back to the moon with the artemis program is two reasons one they want to leave behind more than flags and...

And energy, and i know a lot of space enthusiasts around the world and here at kennedy space center are looking for a good launch here today. >> and i know artemis the twin sister of apollo. ultimately this is a preparation for a trip to mars. what more does nasa want to learn from the artemis missions? >> thats right. the first time we went to the moon back in the 60s it was about flags and footprints. we were in a race to beat the russians there. this time nasa is intent on creating a sustaine...