Humanity’s return to the Moon starts with #Artemis I.
Our most powerful rocket we’ve ever built, the Space Launch System (SLS) stands ready at @NASAKennedy for the historic Artemis I launch set for Sept. 3, 2022. The two-hour liftoff window opens at 2:17 p.m. EDT (18:17 UTC).
Atop the mega Moon rocket sits the uncrewed Orion spacecraft which will take future astronauts to the lunar surface and beyond. The goal: to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon, serving as a steppingstone for missions to Mars. The 5-week mission will test Orion’s capabilities prior to Artemis II, the first @NASAArtemis flight with astronauts aboard.
Watch our live NASA TV broadcast starting at 12:15 p.m. EDT (16:15 UTC) on Facebook, Twitch, Twitter, YouTube, and Dailymotion. Our Spanish-language @NASA_Es broadcast begins at 1 p.m. EDT (17:00 UTC).
We are capable. We are going. nasa.gov/artemis
Image Description: The Space Launch System rocket stands upright on the launchpad. The background is the sky dominated by puffy cumulus clouds. The rocket has an orange central fuel tank with two white rocket boosters on either side. The boosters have the word NASA painted vertically on them in red in the iconic "NASA Worm" typeface. The typeface resembles a worm. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls
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