NASA is now targeting a new date for the launch of the first uncrewed test flight of its upcoming Moon mission. Artemis I, the first leg of NASA’s Moon mission, will take off on Saturday, September 3, 2022.
Artemis I will take off from Launch Pad 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The two-hour launch window will open at 2:17 pm EDT (11:47 pm IST) on Saturday.
We’re now targeting Saturday, Sept. 3 for the launch of the #Artemis I flight test around the Moon. The two-hour launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. ET (18:17 UTC). pic.twitter.com/MxwdcKHGdd
— NASA (@NASA) August 30, 2022
Artemis 1, whose first liftoff attempt on Monday (Aug. 29) was scuttled by a technical issue, is the first mission of NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to establish a sustainable human presence on and around the moon by the end of the 2020s.
It’s also the first flight of NASA’s huge new Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which will send an uncrewed Orion capsule on a long journey to lunar orbit and back.
