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We are on the eve of history this morning. just one day from the launch of the most powerful rocket for human flight ever. nas nasa's artemis i rocket. >> the capsule won't touch down on lunar surface, but tomorrow morning's launch is the first step in a possible return of astronauts to the moon. think about that. joining us now is retired astronaut chris hatfield, former commander of the international space station, also the author of the novel "the apollo mu murders." commander, thank you so much for joining us. first off, just talk to us about how this mission is such a crucial step, especi...

Isn't relying on spacex, for example, to conduct this mission that is something they built themselves and the most powerful rocket for human flight ever. >> well, you wouldn't want to go somewhere critical and just have one way to get there. if you have any problem, you're stuck. i think competition and multiple means is a really great idea. and the artemis one mission that is going tomorrow, it is very heavily built across the united states. i think there is something built on it from every single state in the union. but it is also international. a big piece of it is made by the european spac...

Contractors, people who live and just enjoy launches on the space coast were so sad about it because nasa didn't have a concrete plan or a next vehicle to replace the shuttle. it's taken more than a decade to get here. it's cost billions of dollars more than expected, but there is such a sense of excitement here that nasa finally has a new rocket designed to carry humans, not just up to space, but all the way to the moon, fredfredri. >> it is exciting. fingers crossed keep that weather good or superb in time for launch. thank you. joining me right now is retired nasa astronaut and former com...

"Miss Hanna, please come this way," was the instruction I was given as the guards pulled a long, red rope as they barricaded the perimeter of the stage. No one was allowed to cross it, including m...

A chef in Turkey launched a kebab into the stratosphere on Tuesday, to coincide with the International Day of Human Flight marking the 61st anniversary of the first human space flight made by Soviet ...