Aretemis 1 is finally headed to the moon

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Rupesh VargheseLeave a comment

After a long delay and a hold on the countdown, Artemis 1 had a very exciting launch into space. SLS took off at 1:47 AM from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

It also marks a major success for NASA’s Artemis program to return to the Moon, which has been plagued by years of delays, development mishaps, and billions of dollars in budget overruns. During the past few months, both hurricanes and technical difficulties caused launch delays — including two scrubs. Then, tonight, engineers managed to fix both an intermittent hydrogen leak and a “bad ethernet switch” in the hours just before launch.

We are going.

For the first time, the @NASA_SLS rocket and @NASA_Orion fly together. #Artemis I begins a new chapter in human lunar exploration. pic.twitter.com/vmC64Qgft9

— NASA (@NASA) November 16, 2022

Originally reported on The Verge

NASA’s Artemis is hours from launch (maybe)

November 15, 2022 Rupesh VargheseLeave a comment

NASA mission management have stated that the Artemis 1 launch is a go. This will a test of the SLS rocket to test readiness to bring Astronauts back to the moon in a few years.

A successful launch would be a key milestone for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to put the first woman and first person of color on the lunar surface. The agency has not launched a space vehicle designed to send astronauts to the moon since 1972.

The initial launch was scheduled for August, which got called off for a faulty engine sensor.

Originally reported on NPR. Featured image taken from article.