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Dec 21, 2022 · View the Best Images from NASA’s Artemis I Mission. During Artemis I, NASA’s new mega Moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS), roared into the night sky and sent the Orion spacecraft on a 1.4-million-mile journey beyond the Moon and back.
- SLS waits on the launch pad. Some nine days before liftoff, NASA's Space Launch System rocket stood in the orange glow of a Florida sunset at Launch Complex 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
- SLS lifts off. Seconds after ignition, SLS begins its journey to the moon on Nov. 16, 2022 as it lit up the night sky with its solid rocket boosters. The ignition of the Space Launch System rocket was so powerful that it damaged its mobile launch platform.
- SLS joins the moon in the night sky. Roughly a minute after liftoff, SLS' fiery rocket boosters light up the massive smoke plume left in its wake as the moon can be seen in the distance.
- Orion's first picture of Earth. On Nov. 16, 2022, the first day of its mission, the Orion spacecraft captured this view of Earth as seen from deep space.
Nov 16, 2022 · See the incredible launch photos of NASA's Artemis 1 mission, the agency's first big step to returning astronauts to the lunar surface.
Dec 11, 2022 · NASA's Artemis I mission sent back some spectacular images of the moon and the Earth while breaking new ground in space travel. Artemis launched on Nov. 16, 2022, on a nearly monthlong...
Mar 7, 2024 · NASA’s Space Launch System rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launches on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022,... A team of NASA and Jacobs engineers are on console for the first Artemis II launch simulation inside Firing Room...
Dec 11, 2022 · Artemis II. Four astronauts will fly around the Moon to test NASA's foundational human deep space exploration capabilities, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft, for the first time with crew. Learn More
Sep 3, 2022 · The moon rocket looks fascinating in this black and white infrared image as it sits on Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
