NASA Artemis I Moon Rocket: Lightning Strikes at Pad 39B | Kennedy Space Center
Lightning strikes were recorded at Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida on Sept. 12, 2022. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft atop the mobile launcher are on the launch pad in preparation for the Artemis I Moon mission. The lightning strikes were recorded by cameras stationed at the pad and mobile launcher using a special filter called a “clear day frame,” which provides an overlay of the raw frame on a reference image.
Artemis I will be the first integrated test of the SLS and Orion spacecraft. In later missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first woman of color on the surface of the Moon, paving the way for a long-term lunar presence and serving as a steppingstone on the way to Mars.
Image Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Release Date: September 19, 2022
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