Science and Exploration

Artemis I Moon Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
NASA
August 17, 2022
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Artemis I Moon Rocket Arrives at Launch Pad
Artemis 1 On Its Launch Pad
NASA

Around 7:30 a.m. EDT the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived atop Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a nearly 10-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building.

In the coming days, engineers and technicians will configure systems at the pad for launch, which is currently targeted for no earlier than Aug. 29 at 8:33 a.m. (two hour launch window). Teams have worked to refine operations and procedures and have incorporated lessons learned from the wet dress rehearsal test campaign and have updated the launch timeline accordingly.

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