The United States will be returning to the moon when NASA launches its Artemis I unmanned spacecraft on Aug. 29 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
"We built the two white solid rocket boosters and provide about 75% of the launch thrust of the vehicle," Hurley said."It's an incredible amount of power for that first 2 minutes and 6 seconds or so to get the vehicle out of the thicker part of the atmosphere and send it on its way to the moon."
NASA's Space Launch System Rocket and Orion spacecraft is for the Artemis I mission is stationed at the launchpad. Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight to orbit the moon to test the spacecraft systems and make sure everything is in order before humans take the ride on Artemis II. "We've done wet dress rehearsal testing, where we've gone through a good portion of the countdown and worked through any problems," said Cliff Lanham, the senior vehicle operations manager for NASA's Exploration Ground Systems."We're feeling good about getting to launch on Monday." The mission will last about 42 days. After orbiting the moon, the Orion space capsule will splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
Artemis I and the Orion spacecraft shortly before rollout to the launch pad as seen from the high bay level inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Launch Complex 39."I'm looking forward to when those solids light on Monday and you feel that pounding in the chest, the roar of the engines," Lanham said."A lot of people have put in a tremendous amount of work to get us here, and it's going to be an exciting day for us.
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