What's up, sunshine? Happy Monday to
you. I'm Ky Wire. This is CNN 10, where
I simply tell you the what, letting you
decide what to think. Hope you had an
awesome weekend. You're feeling good,
feeling great. What did the egg say when
he walked into the party? I'm lit. We
start with an update on NASA's Aremis 2
mission. the latest step in the race to
return humans to the moon. After
numerous delays, the mission is set to
blast off as soon as this Wednesday
evening. The fourperson crew arrived at
Kennedy Space Center in Florida to make
final preparations. Artemis 2 is NASA's
first manned mission to the moon in more
than 50 years. But the crew will stop
short of actually landing on the lunar
surface. They'll circle around the moon
instead. Here's our Jackie Waddles with
more on the why. After 50 years, NASA is
sending humans on a path back to the
moon. It's a multi-billion dollar
mission called Aremis 2, and it's a
critical test run before landing. So
essentially, it's a very expensive
flyby. But we already landed on the moon
back when we were still using rotary
phones. So why all this fuss for just a
test run? And why not just land again?
Well, there's a few big reasons why. And
the first one is financial.
NASA began the Apollo program in the
1960s. Back then, astronauts used a
fully integrated system, rocket, command
module, and lunar lander. The Apollo
program was a huge national investment,
but NASA doesn't have Apollo money
anymore.
For Artemis, NASA has built the Orion
spacecraft in a rocket to get crew from
Earth to lunar orbit. But for the lunar
lander, the agency decided to bring in
SpaceX and Blue Origin. It's up to those
companies to figure out how to get the
astronauts from NASA's spacecraft down
to the moon's surface. Reason two, NASA
doesn't have all the tools it needs for
a touchdown. For Apollo, we landed near
the moon's equator. And since the
program ended in 1972, the US has only
been sending astronauts to low Earth
orbit. First with the space shuttle and
now with SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsules.
But for Artemis, NASA's long-term goal
is to eventually build a base on the
south pole of the moon.
Pop quiz a shot. According to Greek
legend, what was the name of the
messenger who ran the first marathon?
Achilles, Fidipities, Socrates, or
Leonitis.
If you said Fidipities, dippity doo dah
dippity. After the battle of Marathon,
the legend states Fidipities was sent to
run 25 miles to Athens to deliver urgent
news. He burst into the city and shouted
victory, then collapsed from exhaustion.
Earlier this year in Atlanta, a big race
with big prizes on the line took an
unexpected turn. Three leaders at the
Women's USA track and field halfmarathon
Championships were accidentally guided
off course near the finish line and it
cost them a chance at the $20,000 first
place prize and a shot at one of four
qualifying spots for the world stage.
Now the runners are receiving a rare
second chance. Jess Mlan, Emma Grace
Hurley, and Edna Kirat were leading with
just two miles to go when a mixup sent
them off course after a police vehicle
marking the route left to respond to an
emergency call. World Athletics says it
has made an exceptional decision and
will allow the US to send three extra
runners to the championships in
Copenhagen. The three runners will
compete as non-scoring athletes, meaning
they will not be eligible for medals or
prize money, but they can still earn
world ranking points. To get good grades
in school, it takes three things. Work
hard, be willing to learn, and
sacrifice. And those are the same three
qualities that any coach is looking for
in their athletes. Outwork everyone, be
willing to learn how to improve each
day, and give up some of the things
you'd like to do in order to step closer
to the proximity of your goals. We got
to spend time with the newly crowned
girls high school basketball national
player of the year, Kate Harpring. The
senior at Maris School in Atlanta,
Georgia, has worked to refine all of
those qualities. She broke the Georgia
all-time girls basketball career scoring
record, leading her team to their second
straight state title. Days before being
named the 2026 Naymith High School Girls
Player of the Year, presented annually
to the girls high school basketball
player, achieving great success on the
court. Past winners include Asia Wilson,
Paige Beckers, and Candace Parker. I
remember trying to balance practices in
school work in high school, getting in
extra workouts while friends were out
having extra fun in college. I asked
Kate all about her journey over a good
old-fashioned game of horse with a
twist.
>> Welcome to Maris.
>> Oh my goodness. This is the place that
Kate built. I'm just gonna say it.
Congratulations. National player of the
year. How does that feel?
>> It's amazing. Um it's been a goal that
I've been really working for, especially
my senior year. Um and it's just
amazing. I feel so honored.
>> This is Kate. Kate Harpring, the Naymith
Girls High School Player of the Year,
committed to play basketball at the
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
next season. And her accolades read like
a phone book. She's a hardworking
student athlete and a great teammate.
Kate has stayed humble and hungry.
>> I mean, she's good at basketball just
because it's all luck and it's all
genetics, right?
>> No. No.
>> Tell me about Kate.
>> Never seen anybody work that hard. Never
seen anybody uh every single day not
satisfied with what she did the day
before, even as good as she is, you
know. Um always wanting more, always
having uh bigger dreams, bigger desires,
things like that. That's what makes her
so special. Georgia's alltime leading
scorer in girls high school basketball.
>> What was that like celebrating with your
teammates on the court after winning the
state championship?
>> Yeah, it was amazing. Um I mean those
teammates, they're my best friends. Uh
we've been working for this for so long,
every single practice through blood,
sweat, tears, just everything. And to
win, it's just so relieving and uh so
earned.
>> Not your typical interview. We do it
over a game of horse or CNN 10 in this
case. First one to miss five shots
loses. I grew up a wrestler, so I just
hope I make a shot or two or this
interview might be really short.
>> Oh no.
>> Okay, there's a C.
>> C.
>> Oh gosh, she's she's hitting her groove
now.
>> There we go.
>> I want to be like Kate.
>> Uh-oh. C N. Oh no.
>> All right.
>> Come on.
>> I knew it wasn't going to go so bad. So
bad.
Oh, she's on fire. So, when you're out
there in a big moment and
>> not wire and you're feeling a little
fear, like if you could talk to fear,
what would you say to it
>> to get out of the way so I can just
perform? Honestly,
>> all right, fear, get out of the way.
>> I'm not going to do it yet.
>> Oh, bank.
>> I didn't call bank. Does that count?
>> I'm sure it counts.
>> Yes. Our tough times can make us
tougher. What's something you've been
through that was really challenging for
you? And what did you learn through
that?
>> Yeah, I'd say honestly the recruitment
process. Um, that was definitely
something that was very hard. Um, it
started pretty early for me, which is
like unusual for a lot of people. Um,
like in 8th grade I got my first offer.
So, really just like the having the
pressure of like people always watching
you, like you have to go show up to
every single game.
>> How did you learn you best handle
pressure?
>> Just playing hard. Just focusing on the
game. if I play hard, I'm gonna get um
like the easy stuff. It'll come to me.
So,
>> but you're not just a basketball player.
You get really good grades, too. So, why
was it important to you to also be a
good student?
>> Getting good grades. Um along with just
like working hard, studying, stuff like
that. Um I feel like it's just going to
help me for later in life.
>> Whether it's poop, whether it's school,
like you just want to be good at
everything you do.
>> Yes, for sure. For sure. I don't like
getting bad grades. I don't like doing
any of that. So, don't like losing. Oh,
that was close.
>> Is there anything you're not good at?
>> Honestly, driving. Driving is a good
one. My parents will like this. I
flopped a few tires. Um, so that's
probably something.
>> So, why business school? What What
intrigues you by that? What do you want
to be when you grow up?
>> Yeah. Um, I mean, obviously, uh,
basketball is kind of the main path
right now just because of how much
women's sports have grown. I feel like
business kind of ties into a lot of
stuff. um after basketball, whether it's
running your own or just kind of knowing
how businesses work. Um and through
that, I feel like that's going to help a
lot with basketball because you can find
so many like different things to do like
off the court for basketball.
>> She's on fire. Oh my gosh.
Oh,
that's it. CNN 10. She got me.
>> I did.
>> Do you love kicking guys butts in
basketball?
I
>> cuz you're really good at it. Really
good at it, Kate.
>> I guess so.
>> Yeah, I guess so.
>> You might want to sit down for today's
story, getting a 10 out of 10 and go for
the win. This is office chair racing,
and yes, it is exactly what it sounds
like. Across Japan, teams of three race
relay style through the streets, pushing
their office chairs to the limits in a
2-hour endurance race called the ISU1
Grand Prix. These folks take climbing
the corporate ladder to a whole new
level. Think Formula 1, complete with
intense training, pit style rider
changes, and strategy at every turn.
Suyoshi Tahara launched the first race
in Kyoto back in 2010, inspired by a
childhood moment when a teacher told him
to stop playing with an office chair.
Next time you get a little too cherry
away and told to stay in your seat in
Japan, that might just mean go faster.
Two shout outs today cuz that's just how
we roll. First up, Mr. McFall at the
Donald Retti School in Edmonton,
Alberta. One student tells us that uh
you may be getting a haircut after this
shout out. Need pics or it didn't
happen. And this shout out goes to Miss
M at Woodbridge High School in
Woodbridge, New Jersey. Thank to you and
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motivation Monday, my friends. I'm Coy
Wire and we are CNN 10.