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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Best Artemis I Launch Viewing Spots Sold Out, a Parking Lot Is Pretty Much All That’s Left
3 Aug 2022, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / 2 of the 3 viewing packages NASA offers for the Artemis I launch, the best ones, are already sold out, only Atlantis South, Rocket Garden, or Parking Lot 3 left
SLS Rocket Now Has Flight Batteries, Work Underway to Get It Ready for August 29 Launch
2 Aug 2022, 08:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA engineers are now on the final stretch of preparations for the Artemis I Moon launch, rocket and spaceship getting ready inside VAB
It’s Time To Get Fired Up About Artemis I’s Launch, the Next Moon Landing Finally in Sight
31 Jul 2022, 13:31 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If you haven't been paying attention, and we totally understand if you haven't, Artemis I is set to launch its first uncrewed test flight on August 29th
Artemis I Is One Step Closer To Launch, the Final One
30 Jul 2022, 21:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / NASA is almost done working on the first Space Launch System rocket (SLS), which is the most powerful rocket that NASA ever built
Artemis I Rocket to Spend 4th of July in the VAB, Getting Ready for Moon Trip
1 Jul 2022, 12:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA to start moving the Space Launch System and Orion combo back into the Vehicle Assembly Building on July 1, just in time for Independence Day
SLS Test Launch Countdown Stopped at T-29 Seconds. The Thing Leaked Again, So NASA Cheated
21 Jun 2022, 08:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA ended the second wet dress rehearsal test of the Space Launch System without declaring a success, rocket leaked again
SLS Rocket Spotted in Living Rooms, on Desks, in Parks and Everywhere
20 Jun 2022, 08:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA included last week the Space Launch System rocket and the Orion spaceship in the NASA App augmented reality feature
Next Week Is Make It or Break It Time for the Artemis I Mission in 2022
13 Jun 2022, 08:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA is now planning to conduct the wet dress rehearsal test for the Space Launch System and Orion at the beginning of next week
With the Boeing Starliner Docked to the ISS, NASA Preps SLS Rocket for Rollout. Take Two
23 May 2022, 11:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA said over the weekend it plans to roll out the Space Launch System rocket in early June, wet dress rehearsal test coming two weeks after that
Here’s the Complicated Road to the Perfect Artemis I Launch Windows
21 May 2022, 04:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA has to take into account a wide variety of factors when choosing the launch windows for the Artemis I mission, even so plenty of dates on the table
Here Is How Amazon Alexa Is Going to the Moon
1 May 2022, 04:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin, Amazon and Cisco working together to create a human-machine interface for the Orion spaceship using Alexa and Webex
Helga and Zohar Are No Ordinary Mannequins, They Pave the Way for Women Flying to the Moon
29 Apr 2022, 03:47 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / These unusual mannequins flying to the Moon this summer onboard the Orion capsule are meant to mimic the human body to perfection
Massive Moon Rocket Is Out and About for the First Time, Heading for the Launch Pad
18 Mar 2022, 07:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA rolls out the Space Launch System rocket of the Artemis program for the first time, structure on route to launch pad for wet dress rehearsal test
Space Launch System Boosters Now Have the NASA Worm
16 Mar 2022, 08:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA completes the painting of the iconic worm logo on the boosters of the Space Launch System rocket, SLS moving to the pad this week
Perseverance Took 11 Million Human Names to Mars, NASA Plans to Fly Some Around the Moon
3 Mar 2022, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA opens registration books for people willing to send their names on a trip around the Moon on Artemis I, boarding passes issued
NASA Keeps Space Launch System Flight Batteries in Superstore-Like Glass Door Fridge
22 Feb 2022, 09:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA shows how it stores flight batteries for the Space Launch System rocket at 40 degrees Fahrenheit (4.4 degrees Celsius)
Here Are the Space Launch System Solid Rocket Boosters in a Few Hard to Grasp Numbers
12 Feb 2022, 03:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The solid rocket boosters on the Space Launch System rocket provide up to 75 percent of thrust during the first moments of the flight
Snoopy Is NASA’s Low Tech Zero Gravity Indicator for Artemis I
5 Feb 2022, 05:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA will be sending into space on board Artemis I a Snoopy doll in honor of half a century of relations with the Charles Schulz character
Artemis I Countdown Timer Now Showing 15 Days Left to Launch, It's Dead Wrong
28 Jan 2022, 14:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite the fact the NASA official countdown timer for the Artemis I mission shows 15 days left, it's likely the mission will depart toward the end of March
NASA Contradicts Own Artemis I Launch Timer, to Roll Out SLS in Mid-February
12 Jan 2022, 12:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The rollout of the Space Launch System for the Artemis I launch to take place sometime in mid-February, official timer says launch scheduled for February 12