Wednesday, August 17, 2022

Orion Has Completed the First 4.2 Miles of Its Journey to the Moon...

In Florida, NASA's Space Launch System rocket stands tall at Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39B after a 4.2-mile journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building...on August 17, 2022.
NASA / Joel Kowsky

Artemis I Moon Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad Ahead of Historic Mission (News Release)

Around 7:30 a.m. EDT the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived atop Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a nearly 10-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building.

In the coming days, engineers and technicians will configure systems at the pad for launch, which is currently targeted for no earlier than August 29 at 8:33 a.m. (2-hour launch window). Teams have worked to refine operations and procedures and have incorporated lessons learned from the wet dress rehearsal test campaign and have updated the launch timeline accordingly.

Source: NASA.Gov

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NASA's Space Launch System rocket slowly rolls up the platform at Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39B in Florida...on August 17, 2022.
NASA / Joel Kowsky

The Sun is about to rise as NASA's Space Launch System rocket slowly rolls up the platform at Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39B in Florida...on August 17, 2022.
NASA / Joel Kowsky

The crawler-transporter rolls away from NASA's Space Launch System after the rocket's mobile launcher is secured atop its pedestals at Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39B in Florida...on August 17, 2022.
NASA / Joel Kowsky
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