NASA said its engineers continue to prepare the Artemis I moon rocket for a late August launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The space agency is working toward the maiden voyage of the 32-story-tall Space Launch System, which will lift off from Launch Pad 39B, sending the crewless Orion spacecraft to orbit the moon.
Sept. 2: 2-hour launch window opens at 12:48 p.m. ET. With this launch date, Orion would return to Earth on Oct. 11.About a week ahead of liftoff, NASA will confirm the launch date.
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