NASA T-38 Jets Fly over Artemis I Moon Rocket | Kennedy Space Center

NASA T-38 Jets Fly over Artemis I Moon Rocket | Kennedy Space Center

NASA photographer Josh Valcarcel took a ride with NASA astronauts and astronaut candidates in the back seat of a T-38 jet in this behind-the-scenes view. The group was traveling to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida to see the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft on Launch Complex 39B before the launch of the Artemis I mission. While Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test, its journey to the Moon and back will provide valuable data so astronauts can safely launch to the Moon aboard Artemis II.

In later missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person 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.

All about Artemis I:

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

Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC)

Duration: 1 minute, 18 seconds

Release Date: September 8, 2022

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