A young space fanatic could hardly contain his excitement when asked why he trekked all the way to Florida to watch the first human-crewed moon expedition in his lifetime.
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The boy waited patiently at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Titusville, Florida, for the highly anticipated Artemis II launch. He strapped a GoPro camera onto his NASA cap in hopes of enshrining the moment forever.
🚨 BOOM! This kid just dropped STRAIGHT FIRE on CNN ahead of Artemis II launch
“Why do you want to be here?”
KID: “We’re going back to the FRICKIN’ MOON, that’s why!” 🔥🇺🇸
History being made! pic.twitter.com/Ws5TyZP1U6
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 1, 2026
When a CNN reporter approached him and asked why he wanted to be “apart of history,” he had a simple, but apt, reason.
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“We’re going back to the frickin’ moon, that’s why!” he exclaimed.
The shuttle successfully launched just after 6:30 p.m. on Saturday for its 10-day mission to the moon.
