NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket, formerly known as Exploration Mission-1, returned to the launch pad on the night of 29th August to take a step closer to a historic lunar mission.
On 29 August 2022, NASA intends to launch its brand new Space Launch System (SLS) with the Orion spacecraft, which is designed to host astronauts sitting above the rocket.
This will be a significant milestone in the space agency’s initiative to return humans to the surface of the Moon for the 1st time since 1972.
Before returning to Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, the SLS giant rocket will propel the crew capsule around the Moon farther than any spacecraft built for humans.
