# Heat Shield Puzzle Delays NASA Moon Mission as Artemis II Launches Today - Date: 2026-04-01 - Category: Space & Aerospace Victor Glover becomes the first person of color to leave low Earth orbit tonight. Three other records fall on the same mission: first woman on a lunar trajectory, first non-U.S. citizen beyond LEO, oldest person to leave Earths pull. The crew is not the afterthought. ---