Ben Leo moved to tears as he watches historic Artemis II launch with his son

James Saunders

By James Saunders


Published: 02/04/2026

- 06:34

This is the moment Ben Leo was moved to tears as he watched Artemis II blast off alongside his son, Jude.

Ben was on the ground in Cape Canaveral - alongside some 400,000 others - to witness the Nasa mission set off on its journey to the Moon.

As the rocket soared into the sky, the Late Show Live host was visibly emotional - while Jude cheered as he sat in his father's arms.

"It was like a rolling stream of thunder which gripped your body," he later said of the sheer sound of the take-off.

Ben, who had been awake for 24 hours to cover the launch, went on to tell GB News Breakfast exactly what happened in Florida.

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