{"id":38697,"date":"2022-11-15T09:54:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T09:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyatnightmagazine.com\/?p=113681"},"modified":"2022-11-15T10:05:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T10:05:10","slug":"nasa-looks-set-to-launch-the-artemis-i-mission-to-the-moon-tomorrow-morning","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcskyatnight\/rss_feed\/nasa-looks-set-to-launch-the-artemis-i-mission-to-the-moon-tomorrow-morning\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA looks set to launch the Artemis I mission to the Moon tomorrow morning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Iain Todd\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 15 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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We could be about to witness the first step in returning human feet to the Moon this week, as NASA attempts once again to launch its Artemis I flight test.<\/p>\n

The Artemis I<\/a> launch will be the first time a rated spacecraft has been sent to the Moon since Apollo 17, almost 50 years ago.<\/p>\n

The mission is the first ever launch of both the Space Launch System<\/a> (SLS) rocket and the Orion crew module that will carry future crews to the Moon.<\/p>\n

Get more on this story by visiting our dedicated Artemis I launch<\/a> page.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

When will Artemis I launch?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Artist\u2019s impression of NASA\u2019s Space Launch System leaving Earth orbit on its way to the Moon. Credit: NASA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

NASA has announced that the Space Launch System carrying the Orion module will launch on 16 November 2022, marking the lift-off of the Artemis I mission.<\/p>\n

The 120-minute launch window for the Artemis I mission opens at 01:04 EST (05:04 UTC).<\/p>\n

The NASA Artemis I team met in the afternoon of Monday 14 November to discuss the mission launch and review whether conditions were suitable.<\/p>\n

They gave the go-ahead to proceed, with launch planned for Wednesday 16 November.<\/p>\n

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Photographers prepare to capture the shot of a lifetime \u2013 the launch of NASA\u2019s Artemis I mission \u2013 at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, 13 November 2022. Photo by GREGG NEWTON\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Fears surrounding Hurricane Nicole, which hit Florida on 10 November 2022, have been dismissed by NASA, who said \u201cteams have conducted thorough assessments of the rocket, spacecraft, and associated ground systems and confirmed there were no significant impacts from the severe weather.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived\u00a0at Kennedy\u2019s Launch Pad 39B on\u00a0Nov. 4 and\u00a0rode out the storm there.\u201d<\/p>\n

The launch of the Artemis I flight to the Moon will be visible for a short while along the so-called Space Coast in the US state of Florida.<\/p>\n

If the launch does indeed go ahead, a new era of crewed spaceflight will have begun.<\/p>\n

As of Tuesday morning, 15 November, it seems like this week we could finally get to see the first launch of NASA\u2019s new programme to return humans to the Moon.<\/p>\n

Where to watch the Artemis I launch online<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You can watch all the briefings and the action running up to the event \u2013 and the launch of Artemis I itself \u2013 via NASA TV in the window below.<\/p>\n