NASA’s first Artemis mission to the moon is “go” for launch.
The space agency on Monday (Aug. 22) cleared its Artemis 1 mission to launch an uncrewed test flight around the moon next week. Liftoff is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 29, during a two-hour window that opens at 8:33 a.m. EDT (1233 GMT).
The historic mission, the first of NASA’s Artemis program that aims to return astronauts to the moon, will lift off from Pad 36B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will be the first flight of Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket, NASA’s most powerful rocket ever, and a critical test of its Orion spacecraft.
“We are go for launch, which is absolutely outstanding,” NASA associate administrator Robert Cabana told reporters in a press conference Monday night. “This day has been a long time coming.”
Via: Space.com
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