Artemis II: How long will it take to get to the moon?

时隔半个世纪,NASA为什么突然急着登月?

What in the World

2026-04-01

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For the first time in more than 50 years, NASA is taking humanity back to the moon with its Artemis II mission. The crew is made up of four astronauts, including the first woman astronaut and the first black astronaut to travel to the moon. They will blast off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, in a spacecraft never used by humans before, and begin their journey to orbit around the moon. The launch is expected to happen on 1 April - but NASA are keeping their options open, and have named six other potential dates. So - when will the launch take place? And once it does, how long will it take the mission to reach the Moon? The BBC’s science correspondent Georgina Rannard unpacks it all for us — and tells us everything we need to know about this historic mission. And we hear from two members of the Cosmic Girls Foundation - Vanessa from Finland and Ximena from Venezuela - who share their reaction to the mission and their hopes for how it could push the boundaries of science. Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworld Email: whatintheworld@bbc.co.uk WhatsApp: +44 330 12 33 22 6 Presenter: Iqra Farooq Producers: William Lee Adams and Chelsea Coates Editor: Verity Wilde
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  • This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.

  • Those words came from American astronaut Gene Cernan.

  • He was the last person to walk on the moon in 1972 as part of the Apollo 17 mission.

  • Around half a million people had gathered beside the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to watch the launch.

  • Ignition sequence started.

  • All engines are started.

  • We have ignition.

  • Two, one, zero.

  • We have a liftoff.

  • We have a liftoff.

  • And now a new crew of astronauts have just as much hype behind them.

  • So in this episode, we 're introducing Artemis II,

  • the mission where four astronauts are hoping to be the first in more than 50 years to fly around the moon.

  • Leading the way for a whole new era of space exploration.

  • I'm Ikra.

  • This is What's in the World from the BBC World Service.

  • And before we get into it, we wanted to hear how you guys are feeling about this historic mission.

  • So here's Jimena, who's from Venezuela.

  • She's a member of the Cosmic Girls Foundation, which supports girls who want to work in space exploration.

  • Honestly, the news felt like a pinch me moment.