NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout | Kennedy Space Center

NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket Rollout | Kennedy Space Center

Watch as the rocket and spacecraft for NASA's Artemis I mission around the Moon move to their launchpad at Kennedy Space Center. Artemis I moon launch (uncrewed) is currently scheduled for spring 2022.

The integrated Orion capsule and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will take a 4-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building to launch pad 39B, with the full travel time expected to last from six to 12 hours. This step is in preparation for a prelaunch test known as wet dress rehearsal, which includes loading the rocket's propellant tanks and conducting a launch countdown.

The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration, and demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond.  It will travel 280,000 miles from Earth, thousands of miles beyond the Moon over the course of about a three-week mission. Orion will stay in space longer than any ship for astronauts has done without docking to a space station and return home faster and hotter than ever before.

For more information about Artemis I, visit: 

https://go.nasa.gov/3JnayUA

https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis

NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html

NASA's Orion Spacecraft

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Duration: 59 minutes

Release Date: March 17, 2022

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