{"id":331365,"date":"2026-04-02T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-nasa-prepares-to-launch-artemis-ii-moon-mission-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T00:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:00:11","slug":"live-nasa-prepares-to-launch-artemis-ii-moon-mission-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/live-nasa-prepares-to-launch-artemis-ii-moon-mission-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVE: Nasa prepares to launch Artemis II Moon mission | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/REEOJf5eMJw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"LIVE: Nasa prepares to launch Artemis II Moon mission | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/REEOJf5eMJw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been more than 50 years. Now Nasa is about to return to the Moon.  <\/p>\n<p>Four astronauts \u2013 Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen \u2013 are preparing to launch into space on a 10-day journey where they will circle the moon, travelling further from Earth than anyone has ever been before.  <\/p>\n<p>Their mission, called Artemis II, is part of a wider programme of missions that aim to eventually return humans to the surface of the Moon. <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog <\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#artemisii #nasa  #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been more than 50 years. Now Nasa is about to return to the Moon. Four astronauts \u2013 Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen \u2013 are preparing to launch into space on a 10-day journey where they will circle the moon, travelling further from Earth than anyone has ever been before. 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