NASA's new moon rocket makes its debut next week in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top
This combination of photos shows the Saturn V Rocket with the Apollo 12 spacecraft aboard on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in 1969, left, and the Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on March 18, 2022. Liftoff for Artemis is set for Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. Years late and billions over budget, NASA’s new moon rocket makes its debut in a high-stakes test flight before astronauts get on top. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.
If all goes well, astronauts could strap in as soon as 2024 for a lap around the moon, with NASA aiming to land two people on the lunar surface by the end of 2025.The six-week test flight is risky and could be cut short if something fails, NASA officials warn. The retired founder of George Washington University’s space policy institute said a lot is riding on this trial run. Spiraling costs and long gaps between missions will make for a tough comeback if things go south, he noted.
The price tag for this single mission: more than $4 billion. Add everything up since the program’s inception a decade ago until a 2025 lunar landing, and there’s even more sticker shock: $93 billion.
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