NASA - ARTEMIS 1 Mission patch.
Nov 7, 2022
NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is illuminated by spotlights atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continued Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SLS and Orion arrived at the launch pad on Friday, Nov. 4, after a nearly nine-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building.
Image above: NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher as it arrives at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I mission is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for Nov. 14 at 12:07 a.m. EST.
Around 8:30 a.m. EDT on Nov. 4, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived at launch pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a nearly nine-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Teams will continue working to configure SLS and Orion for the upcoming Nov. 14. launch attempt.
Artemis I is the first integrated test of our deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for Nov. 14 at 12:07 a.m. EST. See the full launch coverage schedule: https://nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-artemis-i-moon-mission-launch
Related links:
Artemis Program: https://www.nasa.gov/artemisprogram
Artemis I: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1
Orion Spacecraft: https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/index.html
Space Launch System (SLS): https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html
Moon to Mars: https://www.nasa.gov/topics/moon-to-mars/
Images Credits: NASA/Joel Kowsky/Text Credits: Monika Luabeya/Tiffany Fairley.
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