Artemis I finally launches U.S. long awaited return to the Moon. Around 1:47 a.m. ET, the orange rocket, which was taller than the Statue of Liberty, roared into the sky, slicing the night with a scorching column of crackling fire and blasting shockwaves across the earth near Cape Canaveral, Florida. To the moon it went, bringing with it a space capsule but no astronauts, and a plethora of scientific instruments. The most important thing it carries, however, is a piece of the "American Dream" in the form of the assurance that the United States is still the best at space travel, with the highest aspirations and most advanced technology.