There’s something undeniably breathtaking about manned spacecraft launches. The fascination that we humans, as poet John Gillespie Magee put it, are able to ‘let slip the surly bonds of Earth’:
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew—
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
Today, for the first time in 50 years, NASA launched Artemis II on a 10-day mission around the moon. While there will be no moon landing on this mission, the crew will test the long-range capabilities of the Orion spacecraft with an eye toward a future return to the moon and even potentially some missions to Mars.
Thankfully, for those who remember watching the tragic Challenger launch in 1986, today’s liftoff went off without a hitch at 6:35 PM.
Liftoff.
The Artemis II mission launched from @NASAKennedy at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon.
Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars. pic.twitter.com/ENQA4RTqAc
— NASA (@NASA) April 1, 2026
Of course, the usual suspects tried to ruin the wonder of today’s space launch. Chuck Schumer tried to turn Artemis II into an anti-Trump rant because that’s just how broken he is.
And then there is the legacy media, including Fox News, which couldn’t help but inject identity politics into the lunar mission.
FOX: Among the crew are the first woman, first person of color and first Canadian on a lunar mission. There’s a lot of firsts happening. pic.twitter.com/TrTVpmmIdl
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 1, 2026
Oh, give us a break. No one cares. We care that they are qualified and the best at what they do. That’s all.
(And who let the Canadian on board? Hopefully, our neighbor to the north produces better astronauts than it does hockey teams.)
One of the worst culprits in the legacy media, CNN, asked quite possibly one of the stupidest questions we’ve ever heard of a young boy who traveled to Kennedy Space Center to witness the launch firsthand.
We apologize in advance for this young man’s NSFW language below, but he delivered one of the best answers EVER. Watch:
Kid just SMOKED a CNN reporter outside of Artemis II launch:
CNN: “Why do you want to be here?… Why do you love being a part of history?
Kid: “We’re going back to the f****** moon, that’s why!” 🤣https://t.co/olarncM5jA
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) April 1, 2026
Ka-BOOM. As Ralph Cramden once said, this based boy sent CNN …’ Bang, Zoom! Right to the moon!’
Yes, there were many people on X critical of his language, saying that his parents should have raised him better. But we think those people are just killjoys because we LOVED his response, and we’re still laughing at it.
That kid’s got a bright future running our social media
— Jimmy’s Famous Seafood (@JimmysSeafood) April 1, 2026
HA!
Jimmy’s Famous Seafood often goes viral for its equally blunt (and NSFW) social media posts. They should hire him immediately.
LEGEND https://t.co/KwmzaoXalp
— Jerry Thornton (@jerrythornton) April 1, 2026
we live in the age of heroes. https://t.co/pzavz8vjg2
— varifrank (@varifrank) April 1, 2026
The original poster of the video, Nicky X, was delighted that Libs of TikTok picked it up and gained the clip the attention it deserved.
My living room being featured on Libs of TikTok was not on my 2026 bingo card 😅 https://t.co/19CQIkQJb2
— NickyX (@NickyXPhoto) April 1, 2026
Hey, you post a video that funny, you deserve to go viral.
— SierraSpartan (@SierraSpartan) April 1, 2026
The kids are gonna be alright. At least this one is.
Young King said pic.twitter.com/hvmUPtq83A
— Lord Business (Alpha Male) (@hydromerchant) April 1, 2026
Seriously. What a silly question.
Every boy dreams of growing up to be an astronaut. At least they did when this writer was a child. These days, they probably dream more of someday getting three million followers on TikTok.
But not this young man. He’s got his priorities straight, even if his parents make him sit with a bar of Lifebuoy soap in his mouth when he gets back home.
Was he saying “Wth kind of… question is that” ? before CNN cut away. 😂
🤣 Luv that kid.— Navy⚓Brat (@_NavyBrat) April 1, 2026
We’re not sure, but we hope that’s what he was saying.
I wish the kid would have called him a dumbass at the end 😭
— Lisa (@Rockprincess818) April 1, 2026
You might as well ask a young boy why he gets excited about baseball, firecrackers, and a good dog by his side.
WAY TO TELL THEM!!! YOUNG MAN! pic.twitter.com/fGTj8cJsje
— superphest (@REALSuperPHEST) April 1, 2026
CNN spent the whole segment trying to make history sound complicated and a random kid summarized it perfectly in six words. maybe let the kids do the interviews.
— Ruth | Business Ops & Data (@RuthChika12) April 1, 2026
Pardon the expression, but the reason Artemis II is exciting and historic isn’t exactly rocket science.
Legendary clip. This wins the Internet today. Chuck would be proud. pic.twitter.com/RKTK4XXIbe
— Mister Frundles (@MrFrundl3s) April 2, 2026
We agree (though Mr. Norris might have also told the boy to watch his language).
If Trump was a kid
— Shawn🇺🇸 (@big_killa_) April 1, 2026
LOL. Don’t be surprised if the President invites this young man to the White House and gives him a Medal of Freedom.
And the fact that it happened to CNN is just icing on the cake.
CHECKS OUT. ☑️ pic.twitter.com/HCbu8wtSnq
— MILE HIGH DEPLORABLE (@DEPLORABLEFACE) April 1, 2026
Maybe Scott Jennings will steal this kid’s line every time he trounces Abby Phillip or one of the other deranged leftists he shares a panel with during the evenings.
😐 nailed it https://t.co/D0o4DGSsG7
— Gillian Flavell (@FlavellG) April 1, 2026
Omg 😂😂😂 https://t.co/FLgDPOtQNo
— Michael Flynn Jr (@realmflynnJR) April 1, 2026
— Layden Robinson (@LaydenRobinson) April 1, 2026
— Caesar (@caesar_pounce) April 1, 2026
That he is.
The guy is definitely going be an Astronaut when he’s older 🫡😆 pic.twitter.com/Vhz1KFfo11
— OIdManDoge2 (@raymer_) April 1, 2026
Now, THAT would be pretty cool.
Maybe one day in the not-so-distant future, we’ll see an astronaut getting ready for America’s first manned trip to Mars, and he’ll turn to the camera before entering his spacecraft, flash a sly grin, and say, ‘Remember me, CNN?
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