William Wais, a former launch engineer for Apollo missions lives in Mauldin. He shared his thoughts on the Artemis II launch and his experiences with space exploration.

There have been all kinds of Apollo by-the-numbers comparisons. That’s understandable. But in ways that go beyond numbers, nothing can ever compare. Not going back to the moon. Not going to Mars. Nothing. Because of how much this planet has changed in the last 50 years.

The company that built critical component switches for the Apollo missions starting in the 1960s is the company still doing it for Artemis II.

Tom Gaut was just a 17-year-old high school student when he witnessed one of humanity's greatest achievements unfold before his eyes.

When Apollo 12, NASA's second lunar landing mission, launched from Kennedy Space Center, the space vehicle was struck by lightning— twice.

The Artemis II mission represents the first time astronauts have launched beyond low Earth orbit since 1972.

A Sky News correspondent used the Artemis II launch to take a shot at the Apollo program, suggesting the original moon missions fell short of representing humanity because the astronauts were all white men.

NASA announced Saturday that the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission were closer to moon than to the Earth.