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As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity's first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA's new Artemis program are inevitable.

Astronaut Mike Fincke, 59, a retired Air Force colonel, said the medical episode lasted roughly 20 minutes and he felt fine afterward. He said he still does. He never experienced anything like that before or since.

The Artemis crew won’t land on the moon this time or even orbit it, but the out-and-back journey will take them thousands of miles deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts ventured.

Fuel leaks and other rocket issues caused two months of delay and two hangar-to-pad rollouts. NASA is aiming for a launch as soon as Wednesday.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we talked about NASA’s new plans to build a lunar space base, spoke with journalist Adam Ciralsky about his reporting for Vanity Fair about Florida’s hotbed of espionage and more.

In an announcement on CNBC, the NASA administrator said he wants NASA to send lunar landers to the moon on a monthly basis to support the agency's long-term goals, including one day having a permanent lunar base.

A six-day launch window opens on April 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The lunar orbital mission would be the first time humans have returned to the moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.

An issue with the SLS rocket's helium system forced the agency to roll back the rocket to NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building for repair work.

On "The Florida Roundup," we discussed changes to NASA's Artemis plans and more with reporter Brendan Byrne and UCF's associate provost for space commercialization and strategy, Greg Autry.

Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.

An issue with the SLS rocket's helium pressurization system is prompting the move. It can only be worked on while inside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.

The four astronauts heading to the moon for the lunar fly-by are the first humans to venture there since 1972. The ten-day mission will travel more than 600,000 miles.