A view of the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and the Orion spacecraft atop the mobile launcher on Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on September 15, 2022. -NASA/JASON PARRISH
Oct. 28 () –
NASA maintains the launch of the Artemis I mission for Monday, November 14, with liftoff planned during a 69-minute launch window opening at 16:07 UTC.
A release on November 14 would result in a mission duration of approximately 25 and a half days –in which it will cover a round trip to cislunar space– with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Friday, December 9, NASA said in a statement.
This first liftoff of the agency’s new moon rocket, the SLS, along with the Orion crew capsule, has been delayed since the end of August due to problems with fuel supply leaks, which forced repairs, and due to Hurricane Ian, which caused it to be removed to the hangar for safety reasons.
Through the Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon,”paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a springboard to send astronauts to Mars.”
