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Superheavy, so i think we're in for some exciting years ahead of us >> there's the private money that you mentioned and the public money and there of course has been some criticism over the fact that this has been, has come with a really big, lofty price. the first three flights of the sls rocket will cost $4.1 billion each, so what do you say to folks about whether this is money well spent or whether it really is going to take a collaboration with private companies in order to keep this going? >>. >> you're absolutely right. this program is in one version or another since 2004, 2005. that's a...

We have not seen a rocket like this launched since saturn 5 in the '50s and '60s. it's going to lift off from the launch pad. you're going to feel it in your bones, hear that stoppic boom. the sls rocket will separate from the orion crew capsule which is where in feature missions the astronaut will be. then we'll watch this 42-day mission to the orbit of the moon. it's going to orbit the moon for about two weeks. it's going to travel farther than any spacecraft designed to carry humans has ever flown. it's going to head back to earth, break the earth's atmosphere hitting speeds at half the sur...

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...

Moon. our sights are set clearly on mars. >> reporter: but first, it has to pass this uncrewed test flight with only mannequins on board. artemis won the launch in florida and mission control is at the johnson space center in houston, texas. >> this is apollo control, houston. >> reporter: the same place that controlled every apollo and shuttle mission. >> this is where it happens as far as human space flight. >> reporter: rick is in charge of it all as lead flight director. they have been training in this room for this moment for over three years. >> when flight day comes, it's a whole differ...

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- NASA is scheduled to launch its Artemis I mission next week, an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation to extend h