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After three failed attempts, NASA launches the 'Artemis' rocket today (Watch it LIVE)

2022-11-16 08:35:42Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

After three failed attempts, NASA launches the 'Artemis' rocket today

After three failed attempts due to technical problems and weather conditions, NASA is preparing to launch the Artemis 1 mission to the Moon today.

The US space agency announced on Friday that it is continuing to push forward the launch of the unmanned Artemis 1 mission to the planned date, after an inspection of the SLS rocket revealed only minor damage due to Hurricane Nicole, which hit Florida.

"Nothing stands in the way" of a launch on that date, NASA official Jim Free said at a press conference.

The launch of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, the most powerful ever built by NASA, is expected at 08:04.

The unmanned Artemis 1 mission is a test and is not intended to land the Orion capsule, which is designed to carry astronauts. The mission will last about 25 days and the capsule will return to Earth on December 11.

The SLS rocket remained at the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center during the arrival of Hurricane Nicole. However, the accompanying winds did not exceed sustainable limits, according to the NASA official. He noted that if NASA had been informed of a potential threat from the cyclone, it would have left the rocket in the assembly building for safety reasons.

After all, the rocket had returned there in late September to shelter from Hurricane Ian and returned to the pad just days before the arrival of Cyclone Nicole. Earlier, two launch attempts were aborted at the last minute due to technical problems.

The unmanned mission marks the start of the flagship Artemis program, which aspires to send the first woman to the moon as early as 2025. NASA plans to maintain a permanent presence of astronauts on the moon, including building a space station in orbit around the satellite earth .


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