{"id":331435,"date":"2026-04-02T09:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/moment-nasas-historic-artemis-ii-spacecraft-launches-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T08:00:14","slug":"moment-nasas-historic-artemis-ii-spacecraft-launches-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/moment-nasas-historic-artemis-ii-spacecraft-launches-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Moment Nasa&#8217;s historic Artemis II spacecraft launches | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/yiG2NRq3FgI\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Moment Nasa's historic Artemis II spacecraft launches | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yiG2NRq3FgI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Nasa&#8217;s Artemis II mission, the first around the Moon in more than 50 years, has taken off and the spacecraft is now in orbit around the Earth.<\/p>\n<p>It will remain in orbit for the next 24 hours as the crew carries out checks &#8211; if all goes well it will get the green light to head to the Moon.<\/p>\n<p>The crew are &quot;safe, secure, and in great spirits&quot;, a Nasa official says during a post-launch press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nasa&#8217;s Artemis II mission, the first around the Moon in more than 50 years, has taken off and the spacecraft is now in orbit around the Earth. 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