So you can watch online today the launch of NASA’s Artemis I rocket that will reach the Moon

Everything is ready so that, in a few hours, what could become a new milestone in the history of human beings “conquering” the Moon begins.

NASA is already warming up its engines and never better said to launch the long-awaited Artemis I mission, which will usher in a new era of human space explorationin which, 50 years later, the human being will set foot on the lunar surface again, predictably in 2024.

It is anticipated that this mission will also serve as a springboard for the following objective: Mars, with an estimated date of 2030.

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.

Well, today, August 29, this long-awaited mission will finally begin. If you want to know in depth what it will consist of, we leave you linked to the following report.

The launch will follow the mega lunar rocket that will be launched on an uncrewed Orion spacecraft in a six-week mission around the Moon and back to Earth.

“During Artemis I, Orion will blast off aboard the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, traveling 450,000 km from Earth and 64,000 km beyond the far side of the Moon, carrying scientific and technological payloads to further our understanding. of lunar science, technological developments and deep space radiation“, explains NASA.

The take off from platform Launchpad 39B from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida is scheduled for 8:33 am EDT (12:33 UTC) today Monday, at the start of a two-hour launch window. we leave you the link so you can follow it live.

Inside the ship it is known that a mannequin will travel (baptized as Moonikin) that will serve as a reference and study to check what future astronauts could experience.

Besides what it promises to be a spectacular rocket launchthe live broadcast will also cover the separation of the rocket’s core stage, the deployment of Orion’s solar wing, and various burns and maneuvers that will take place within 90 minutes after the SLS takes off.

As we have already indicated, the rocket launch will or should occur within today’s two hour window, now if this doesn’t happen, you will have another chance on September 2nd and another on September 5th, although we hope that everything will work out as planned from the start.

If all goes as planned, the launch of Artemis II, currently set for 2024, will make the same flight and along the same route but with astronauts on board.