NASA’s moon-bound Artemis 1 mission to launch new era of exploration
1 min readPhoto caption: The Artemis I vehicle rolls out for wet dress rehearsal, which simulates a rocket launch ahead of takeoff, from the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 17, 2022. The Orion spacecraft is seen atop the SLS rocket. Image via NASA / Radislav Sinyak. Article by Isabella Isaacs-Thomas. PBS – August 26, 2022.
Humans will be one step closer to making a giant leap back to the moon with the launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 mission. This uncrewed test flight, currently scheduled for Monday, Aug. 29, will send a novel spacecraft — designed to eventually transport astronauts on deep-space missions — on a six-week journey around the moon and back to Earth. […]