NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket will be heading back to launch pad 39A (again) beginning at 11: 01 p.m. CT on Nov. 3. You'll be able to watch the slow-moving action live. The Artemis 1 stack is a Space Launch System (SLS) rocket topped with an Orion spacecraft. NASA will livestream at least some of the journey. Space.com will air the webcast, courtesy of NASA. NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission: Live updates. It will be the fourth trip from the VAB to 39A. The rocket made the trek in March and June to conduct prelaunch fueling tests; and back again in mid-August for a failed to launch liftoff. NASA returned Artemis 1 to the VAB in late September to shelter from Hurricane Ian. (Space.com 11/03/22) Watch NASA roll Artemis 1 moon rocket to launch pad early Friday | Space
Regional Note: The core stage for Artemis 1, built at Michoud Assembly Facility in East New Orleans by Boeing, had all four engines attached in November 2019 and declared finished in December 2019. The core stage left the facility to undergo the Green Run test series at Stennis Space Center, Miss., consisting of eight tests of increasing complexity: The first test was performed in January 2020 and subsequent Green Run tests proceeded without issue. In January 2021, the final test was performed. The core subsequently departed Stennis Space Center on April24, 2021, on route to the Kennedy Space Center.
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