‘Let’s go’: NASA’a self-destruct system went dark minutes before Artemis II launch. They sent four humans toward the moon anyway

NASA’s Artemis II mission launched from Florida, sending four astronauts toward the moon even after engineers quickly fixed a problem with the rocket’s self-destruct system just minutes before liftoff. This is the first time humans have traveled beyond low-Earth orbit in over 50 years.

The mission is a key part of NASA’s plan to return humans to the moon and eventually send astronauts to Mars. Nicky Fox, NASA’s science mission chief, said, “There are a lot of people who don’t remember Apollo. There are generations who weren’t alive when Apollo launched. This is their Apollo.”