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Dec 21, 2022 · 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. The uncrewed flight test was the first in a series of increasingly complex missions that will set the stage for the first woman and first person of color ...
Nov 16, 2022 · Artemis 1 launch photos: Amazing views of NASA's moon rocket debut (gallery) Artemis 1 launched on Nov. 16, 2022 at 01:47 a.m. EST (0647 GMT) and the photos are incredible. NASA successfully ...
- 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.
Dec 11, 2022 · The Orion spacecraft sent back some amazing pictures from its 25-day, 1.4-million-mile journey around the moon. ... NASA's Space Launch System rocket blasted off on the Artemis I mission at 1:47 a ...
Mar 7, 2024 · With Artemis missions, we are exploring the Moon for scientific discovery, technology advancement, and to learn how to live and work on another world as we prepare for human missions to Mars. We will collaborate with commercial and international partners and establish the first long-term presence on the Moon. NASA will land the first woman and first person of color on the Moon, using ...
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. NASA photographer Bill Ingalls captured this image ...
Mar 23, 2018 · NASA is busy outfitting the rocket with what it needs for Artemis I, the first integrated mission of SLS and the Orion spacecraft. Engineers installed two sets of work platforms inside the rocket’s launch vehicle stage adapter. The adapter connects the rocket’s core stage with the interim cryogenic propulsion stage, which will fire its ...
