NASA prepares for Artemis II launch

NEARLY 55 YEARS. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, ALL SYSTEMS ARE A GO. AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, ALL SYSTEMS ARE A GO.. TOM COSTELLO IS AT. ALL SYSTEMS ARE A GO. TOM COSTELLO IS AT THTHE KENNEDY SPACE. TOM COSTELLO IS AT THE KENNEDY SPACE CENTER TONIGHT. CENTER TONIGHT. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, THE CLOCOCK IS TICKING. THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN. ARTEMIS IS ON N THE. DOWN. ARTEMIS IS ON N THE PAD, AND AFTER SOME. PAD, AND AFTER SOME TECHNICAL DELAYS EARLIER THISIS YEAR, TECHNICAL DELAYS EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE E ASTRONAUTS ARE. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE ASTRONAUTS ARE READY FOR A WEDNESDAY. THE ASTRONAUTS ARE READY FOR A WEDNESDAY LAUNCH. READY FOR A WEDNESDAY LAUNCH. >> WE DO LIVE IN A. LAUNCH. >> WE DO LIVE IN A WORLD OF PREPARATION. >> WE DO LIVE IN A WORLD OF PREPAPARATION WITHOUT EXPECTATION. O, WE'RE READY TO GO, ALSO READY TO STAY. >> Reporter: THE. ALSO READY TO STAY. >> Repororter: THE FIRST HUMAN TEST. >> Reporter: THE FIRST HUMAN TEST FLFLIGHT OF THE ROCKET. FLIGHT OF THE ROCKET AND THE ORION SPACACESHIP ON TOP. AND THE ORORION SPACESHIP ON TOP. A TEN-DAY MISSION. A TEN-DAY MISSION TAKING ASTRONAUTS FARTHER THAN EVER. TAKING ASTRONAUTS FARTHER THTHAN EVER BEFORE. A.

BEFORE. IT IS GOING TO BE A BIG LONG LOOP AROUND. IT IS GOING TO BE A BIG LONG LOOP AROUND THE MOON. BIG LONG LOOP AROUND THE MOON. 280,000 MILES FROM. THE MOON. 280,000 MILES FROM EARTH. EARTH. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50. AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS, PUTTINGNG HUMAN. TIME IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS, PUTTING HUMAN EYEYES ON THE FAR SIDE. YEARS, PUTTING HUMAN EYEYES ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE MOON. EYES ON THE FAR SISIDE OF THE MOON. >> TURNS OUT THERE'S. OF THE MOON. >> TURNS OUTUT THERE'S ABOUT 60% OF THE FAR. ABOUT 60% OF THE FAR SIDE I THINK THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BY. SIDE I THINK THAT HAS NEVER BEEN SEEN BY HUMAN EYES BECAUSE OF. HUMAN EYES BECAUSE OF THE LIGHTING CONDITIONS. THE LIGHTING CONDITITIONS. >> Reporter: ARTEMIS. CONDITIONS. >> Reporter: ARTEMIS 2'S COMMANDER REED. >> Reporter: ARTEMIS 2'S COMMANDER REED WISEMAN, VICTOR. 2'S COMMANDER REED WISEMAN, VICTOR R GLOVER, CHRISTINA. WISEMAN, VICTOR GLOVOVER, CHRISTINA KOCH, AND CANADIAN. GLOVER, CHRISTINA KOCH, AND CANADIAN ASTRONAUT T JEREMY. KOCH, AND CANADIAN ASTRONAUT JEREMY HANSEN. ASTRONAUT JEREMY HANSEN. ON THE FIRST DAY, THE. ON THE FIRST DAY, THE ASTRONAUTS WILL PERFORM A FULL. ASTRONAUTS WILL PERFORM A A FULL SYSTEMS CHECK,

SYSTEMS CHECK, MANUALLY TEST FLYING THE SHIP FOR FUTURE. MANUALLY TEST FLYING THE SHIP FOR FUTURE FLIGHTS THAT WILL. THE SHIP FOR FUTURE FLIGHTS THAT WILL INVOLVE RENDEZVOVOUS. FLIGHTS THAT WILL INVOLVE RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKCKING. INVOLVE RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING MANEUVERS. AND DOCKING MANEUVERS. 23 HOURS L LATER, IT. MANEUVERS. 23 HOURS LATER, IT WILL BEGIN ITS. 23 HOURS LATER, IT WILL BEGIN ITS FOUR-DAY J JOURNEY TO. WILL BEGIN ITS FOUR-DAY JOURNRNEY TO THE MOON AND A FIGURE. FOUR-DAY JOURNEY TO THE MOON A AND A FIGURE EIGHT PATH EXTENDING. THE MOON AND A FIGURE EIGHT PATH E EXTENDING INTO DEEP SPACE. AN. INTO DEEP SPACE. >> FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION, BUT T I THINK. >> FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION, BUT I I THINK IT IS OPTIMISM. OPTION, BUT I THINK IT IS OPTIMISM MISUNDERSTOOD. IT IS OPTIMISM MISUNDERERSTOOD. IT'S NOT THAT WE. IT'S NOT THAT WE NEVER FAIL. WE D DON'T QUIT. NEVER FAIL. WE DON'T Q QUIT. >>ILATE TODAY, WE D DON'T QUIT. >>ILATE TODAY, MISSION MANAGERS ALL. MISSION MANAGERS ALL VOTED GO FOR LAUNCH ON WEDNESDAY. VOTED GO FOR LAUNCH ON WEDNESDAY. 80% CHANANCE THAT THE. 80% CHANCE THAT THE WEATHER IS GOING TO COOPERATE WITH A.