Earlier today, top NASA officials held a media conference to announce the date that they're currently targeting for the Space Launch System's (SLS) first flight on Artemis 1. That date is August 29...with backup opportunities on September 2 and 5, respectively.
Here are the mission details for all three dates:
Monday, August 29:
Launch: 8:33 AM, ET (5:33 AM, PT)
Launch Window: 120 minutes
Mission Duration: 42 days
Return to Earth & Splashdown: Monday, October 10
Friday, September 2:
Launch: 12:48 PM, ET (9:48 AM, PT)
Launch Window: 120 minutes
Mission Duration: 39 days
Return to Earth & Splashdown: Tuesday, October 11
Monday, September 5:
Launch: 5:12 PM, ET (2:12 PM, PT)
Launch Window: 90 minutes
Mission Duration: 42 days
Return to Earth & Splashdown: Monday, October 17
If these dates hold, then SLS will roll back to Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B in Florida on Thursday, August 18.
Things are about to get real exciting for the Artemis program over the next month and a half! It's only fitting that these details were revealed on the 53rd anniversary of Apollo 11's Moon landing today... Stay tuned.
NASA
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