April 23, 2024

NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates

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2022-02-02T23:44:02.367 Z.
Artemis 1 rollout delayedPostponed NASA saysThe Orion spacecraft for NASAs Artemis I mission, fully assembled with its launch abort system, is lifted raised the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 20, 2021.” Ultimately, were going to launch this flight hardware when the flight hardware is prepared and when the groups prepared,” Mike Bolger, the program supervisor of exploration ground systems at NASAs Kennedy Space Center, told Space.com during a news conference held today.While the precise rollout date and new launch date have actually not yet been revealed, Mike Sarafin, the Artemis 1 mission supervisor at NASA Headquarters, said during the news conference that if the launch is pushed to April or May, a launch window would extend from April 8 to April 23; another would open May 7 and close May 21.

2022-02-02T16:58:58.741 Z.
Artemis 1 status briefing instruction soonNASA officials are holding a news conference today (Feb. 2) at 12 p.m. EST (1700 GMT) to discuss the delayed postponed of the SLS rocket. Hear why today.