The US space agency is now ready to launch its Orion unmanned spacecraft into orbit around the Moon. It is expected to take off from Earth at the end of August , specifically on August 29, using a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.
We already have a provisional date
US space agency officials have announced this week that they are making good progress to launch the Moon-bound Space Launch System (SLS) with a tentative launch date of August 29, which Which means we could be just over five weeks away from seeing the Artemis I mission take off.
Specifically, NASA is working toward three “placeholder” launch dates for Artemis 1, which will be the cornerstone in testing for future human missions: August 29, September 2, and September 5 . These dates are pending repair. and adjustments, but the test of the Space Launch System rocket and related systems has already been declared a success. We are about to see a new space milestone.
The agency’s massive rocket will hit the launch pad on August 18. From that moment on, if the conditions for a takeoff were not met by August 29, it would be attempted on September 2. The time frame of the three dates is small, so as the head of NASA’s human exploration systems development program has said, “these are the dates we’re working on today,” as long as the preparations continue smoothly for NASA to do the first launch window. Weather conditions are another of the factors that must balance so that everything goes as planned.
Although the date of August 29 is not 100 percent set in stone , it shows that we are very close to seeing NASA’s SLS finally take to the skies.
Roadmap
Artemis I will fly the Orion spacecraft around the moon and return to Earth to splash down in the Pacific Ocean.
Artemis II would carry out the same maneuver with the astronauts aboard the Orion capsule this time.
Artemis III (planned for 2025) will take place using a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle, bringing astronauts back to the surface of the Moon for the first time since 1972.
Reference: NASA
