NOW Tonight with Joshua Johnson - July 4 | NBC News NOW

NASA is headed back to the moon with the Artemis mission, meet some of today's astronauts, and commercial rockets that might someday have a seat for anyone.

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[chelseaswodeck]

Me and my 5 yr old Grandddaughter watched this together and then went out n looked at the moon to see what she watched and in real time sne said to me...ima go to go someday nanna...Ty for the inspiration of a new generation...Im 52 shes 5...Blessed to be a partof Humannity that really cares...Just beautiful job on this News peice...Gr8ful1509!!!

[aeroastroarts]

The infographic shown at 4:19 on the left correctly shows the SLS but the right isn't a Saturn V in fact it is a SLS Block 2 Cargo 130t variant.

[pennolsen]

Do they really have to make Joshua Johnson work on the 4th of July

[billythekid]

Come on- tell us what are in the cargo bay of the first four(4) launches of Orion to the moon (at a total cost of 1.4 billion dollars each launch), and what are these said payloads on the moon is to do on the moon and for what reason.

[williamscottgordon]

"I get to be on TV, and they get to do backflips in space. They win." No sir, we ALL win with informative and inspiring programs like this. Barring a special event like the launching of a private spacecraft (Branson and Bezos' recent launches come to mind), I can't think of the last time I've seen a mainstream outlet devote a full hour to so many different corners of the space industry, not to mention the diverse group of people who are making so many cool things happen! I am watching this from Japan, where it can seem to me that my beloved America is coming apart; so hopeful to see everything that we do best (innovation, science and technology, and a thirst for discovery to name a few) on full display. It's easy to be cynical about space travel, to see it as something frivolous that has nothing to do with the issues confronting us all here on earth. What's less easy--and something you've captured well in your interviews--is to see it as a larger project that DOES matter, not only for humanity's future but also our present. Bravo and thank you to all involved in producing this. As somebody who was lucky enough to have gone to Space Camp back in the day, whose childhood was defined in part by the Challenger tragedy, I felt compelled to comment. Apologies to all for the length and stay well, everyone.

[person]

OK I thought dirt from the moon was all silica dust ? Please enlighten me . But interesting and I would get tomatoes that grow upside-down in plastic pots . You can hang them over rows of a different plaint . Cross polanate made easy . Those tiny purple clover blooms are what I use to polanate tomatoes and some type of wild flower blooms and rose nlooms . I tell you it works really good few bee's required ! Just saying

[keyperofhaven]

Do photovoltaic cells capture a broad spectrum of light?! does it just capture photons?! what a great NBC video. I'll go ask Google now

[ebtcardgangleader]

Josh stop it we never been to the moon man

[disabilityadvoc]

Isn't it interesting we can put people into space, but cannot figure out how to transport BOTH a person and their custom manual wheelchair in an ambulance to a hospital.👽🤦‍♀️

[katoffeevhs]

the universe isn't expanding imho. this will not explain 'dark matter'. i could be wrong, but i doubt it.

[billythekid]

Shot well stated when she, herself, gets to the moon one(1) day, she said that the first thing she will do is doing "flips !" That'll be real cool. I see why Elen Musk hired her to be in-charge of Space-X.

[williamgibble]

Who is ahead of us 🇺🇸 in the space race . No one.. GREAT JOB NASA . PROUD ITS ARE NEW LAUNCH VEHICLE. LIKE THE MAN SAID. MOST POWERFUL ROCKET SHIP ON THE PLANET!!!!

[paytonturner]

It's wonderful to see that working at SpaceX those women will probably don't have to tolerate any sexual harassment or, any type of racism because reports are former employees, at Tesla report of injuries other stuff they have to deal with.

[brandybrown]

I'm truly proud for our moon trip! But the aliens that have been watching is like, * look dude, humans are about to launch themselves to their moon again! Lol, the lil humans are cute!" 🤣👽👽