Live Coverage: Artemis I
Artemis I is the first mission of the new Moon exploration program, the second such effort in the history of mankind after the Apollo of the 1960s. It’s the test flight for the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spaceship, and it’s scheduled to lift off on August 29 at 8:33 a.m. EDT (12:33 UTC).
The mission will have Orion travel 280,000 miles (450,000 km) away from Earth, putting it some 40,000 miles (64,000 km) behind the far side of the Moon. It’s the farthest any spacecraft designed to carry humans has ever gone.
If successful, Artemis I will be followed by a crewed flight that will not land on the Moon (Artemis II), and the one that will put human boots on the surface, Artemis III, probably by the end of the decade. For the first time in history, some of the feet filling those boots will belong to a woman and a person of color.
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At Long Last, Artemis I Launches With Flying Colors, Proves the Haters Wrong
16 Nov 2022, 07:13 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With the pride of a nation on its back and several hundred tons of hydrogen fuel and oxidizer, the climax of of Artemis I didn't dissapoint
Earth Aims Huge Rocket at the Moon, All Good for Launch So Far
15 Nov 2022, 07:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says the Space Launch System is all good for launch less than 24 hours from now, some minor issues still not fixed.
Heavens Seem to Really Don’t Want Artemis I to Take Off, Launch Postponed Again
9 Nov 2022, 07:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA scrubs the Artemis I launch scheduled for November 14 because of Tropical Storm Nicole, new launch date is now November 16
Artemis I Launch Countdown to Begin on November 12, Here’s the Schedule
5 Nov 2022, 11:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA released a breakdown of its activities in light of the scheduled Artemis I launch a week from now, all details inside
T-Minus Two Weeks: All Eyes on Artemis I as NASA Tries to Relaunch America's Moon Program
1 Nov 2022, 19:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With technical problems and weather-related snafus that affected a heck of a lot more than just space launches, Artemis I is setting up to try once again
Artemis Accords: An Alliance to Take the World, Not Just the U.S., to the Moon and Beyond
23 Oct 2022, 00:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / These are the Artemis Accords, and they're here to ensure a geopolitically divided Moon, as feared by countless futurist philosophers, doesn't come to pass.
NASA Orders Three More Lockheed Martin Orion Spacecraft, Artemis I Still Marooned on Earth
21 Oct 2022, 19:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Under the umbrella program called the Orion Production and Operations Contract (OPOC), each Orion capsule's hardware will be fine-tuned wherever possible
Artemis I November Launch Dates Might Be Last Chance to Get Moon Program Going This Year
13 Oct 2022, 07:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA set new launch dates for the Artemis I uncrewed mission to the Moon in November, if they fail it's unlikely a December launch will be possible
Artemis I Just Fine After Superstorm Ian, Launch Window Set for mid November
3 Oct 2022, 19:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Meanwhile, the SLS team will be spending its time in the VAB attending to issues that plagued the rocket in its first two launch attempts
Artemis I's SLS Rocket Safe In VAB From Florida's Worst Superstorm, Here's What's Next
29 Sep 2022, 20:38 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / At least from NASA's point of view, there's a sense that bringing Artemis I's 321-foot SLS rocket back to its gargantuan assembly building was a regroup.]
Fire Alarm Rings in NASA Vehicle Assembly Building After the Artemis I Rocket Gets There
28 Sep 2022, 08:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA rolled back to the Vehicle Assembly Building the SLS Artemis I rocket yesterday, a fire alarm was triggered shortly after
Artemis I's SLS Rocket Reverses Back to World's Largest Garage, Braces for Hurricane Ian
27 Sep 2022, 03:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Since August 17th, the SLS booster rocket and its payload of a single Orion Command Capsule with its ESA Service Module have sat at KSC's Launch Complex 39B.
Hydrogen Leak Is Artemis I’s New Name, Problem Just Won’t Go Away
22 Sep 2022, 07:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA once again was faced with a hydrogen leak on the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket, managed to push through it but things don't look good
NASA Unsure SLS Leak Fix Will Hold, Plans to Test It This Week in Cryo Run
20 Sep 2022, 06:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / On Wednesday, September 21, NASA will conduct a cryogenic test of the repaired Space Launch System rocket, launch depends on its success
NASA Pushes Artemis I Launch Date to September 27, Still Hoping for a 2022 Launch
13 Sep 2022, 06:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says the Artemis I launch could happen on September 27, or October 2. As it stands, some feel it won't happen at all this year
Chinese Manned Lunar Program Will Challenge NASA's Artemis, Aims to Mine Moon Minerals
12 Sep 2022, 11:46 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's all too easy to assume this slew of Chinese Lunar probe missions is indicative of a formal announcement of a state-run manned Lunar landing program
NASA Repairs Leaky Fuel Seals on Artemis I's SLS Rocket, Next Launch Try Sep 23rd
12 Sep 2022, 10:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The next step in the Artemis I mission, now delayed over a week and counting, will consist of a complex tanking ground test that will stress the new fuel seals
NASA Starts Fixing SLS Rocket Right on the Launch Pad, Not Going Back to VAB Yet
7 Sep 2022, 06:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA says it'll replace the leaking quick disconnect seal linking the SLS to mobile launcher's fuel line right on the launch pad
NASA Scrubs Artemis I Launch Again, Hydrogen Leak Comes Back to Haunt the Mission
3 Sep 2022, 17:06 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / The second launch attempt of NASA's Artemis I mission to the Moon was postponed. The agency encountered a leak while fueling the rocket's core stage
Interview: Every Kilo Counts, Why the ESA's Service Module Is the Brains Behind Artemis
2 Sep 2022, 20:20 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If the Lockheed Martin Orion is at the heart of Artemis, and the SLS rocket is the soul, think of the European Service Module as the brains of the operation.