Mid-week Artemis update: Artemis II watch, Artemis III watch

In this mid-week update for members of the channel, I'm watching the feed of news for Artemis II launch preparations and the feed of smaller clues for Artemis III and the race to land the next people on the Moon.

Imagery is courtesy of NASA, except where noted.


August 11-12 Artemis II crew training at KSC, edited videos can be downloaded from NASA here:
https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-2...
https://images.nasa.gov/details/KSC-2...


Links to social media posts:
https://x.com/PhazzeeYeehaw/status/18...
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https://x.com/raz_liu/status/19563288...


Links to stories referenced:
https://english.www.gov.cn/news/20250...
https://www.china-in-space.com/p/long...
https://www.nasa.gov/blogs/missions/2...

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00:00 Intro
00:45 Edited footage of mid-August Artemis II crew training at KSC
13:47 Artemis II Orion Stage Adapter in transit from Marshall Space Flight Center to KSC
17:00 EGS launch team countdown training/certification simulations continue
21:59 Artemis III watch: China static fires a ground test article of its new Moon rocket
25:22 Where does the Moon race stand today?
30:35 How big a lead does the U.S. still have?
36:17 Thanks for watching!