Artemis 1, SLS rocket on its way to the launch Pad. The next step is the Moon!

By now we are really running out with regard to the launch of Artemis 1, and if everything goes smoothly on August 29 or in the days immediately following the departure of the first unmanned mission of the ambitious program that aims to bring the man back to ours could materialize. natural satellite by 2025-2026. Right now the SLS rocket with attached Orion spacecraft is heading towards Launch Pad 39B, where the launch will take place.

Even if there will be no astronauts aboard the Orion capsule, the mission will not be carried out empty and there will be several scientific loads that NASA will unveil in the next few hours.

It will be about a 42-day trip around the Moon, so let’s expect substantial updates for the duration of the mission. Backup dates have already been scheduled in case you decide to postpone the scheduled departure, as we reported in our previous article that you find below.

Over the weekend it was completed the last and important test called FTSor Flight Termination System, which tested the operation of the flight interruption system, i.e. the one used to release the capsule, remove it from the rocket and destroy the latter in the event that it goes off course in the initial stages or occurs some other problem that could endanger the lives of astronauts.

The journey of the Space Launch System began tonight when it was 03.55 with us, almost a day late compared to the initial forecast due to a strong storm that hit the Cape Canaveral area. The route to be tackled is about 6.5 km and should last between 8 and 12 hours, so it could end between 12.00 and 16.00 according to our time zone. Anyone who would like to follow the developments will be able to do so thanks to the live broadcast currently in progress on the Kennedy Space Center Youtube channel, which we propose to follow.