Historic Liftoff! NASA’s Artemis I Mega Rocket Launches Orion to Moon

 


NASA’s Space Launch System Rocket Launches Orion Spacecraft Is on Its Way to the Moon


NASA's Orion spacecraft is on its way to the Moon as part of the Artemis program following a successful launch of the agency's Space Launch System (S L S), the world's strongest rocket. S L S took off for its first flight test on Wednesday at 1:47 am. EST from Launch Pad 39 B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying an uncrewed Orion. 



A mission that will last longer than three weeks includes more than just the launch. Orion is expected to travel approximately 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and return to Earth during the 25.5-day mission. The mission, which is known as Artemis I, is an essential component of NASA's Moon to Mars exploration strategy, in which the organization conducts research for the benefit of humanity. Before sending astronauts on the Artemis II mission, it is an essential test for NASA, the SLS rocket, and the Orion spacecraft


The spacecraft will launch on the world's strongest rocket and travel farther than any other human-made spacecraft before it. Over the course of about three weeks, it will travel 280,000 miles from Earth and thousands of miles beyond the Moon. Orion will return home faster and hotter than ever before, and it will remain in space longer than any ship designed for astronauts has done without docking with a space station. NASA is leading the next phase of human exploration into deep space with this first exploration mission.  There, astronauts will build and begin testing the systems needed for lunar surface missions and exploration of other planets farther from Earth, like Mars. Credit: NASA's


Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft launching simultaneously for the first time was an incredible sight. NASA Administrator Bill N E L S O N stated, "This uncrewed flight test will push Orion to the limits in the rigors of deep space, preparing us for human exploration on the Moon and, ultimately, Mars".  


Orion's solar arrays were set up once it reached its initial orbit, and engineers began checking the spacecraft's systems. The rocket's upper stage engine successfully fired for approximately 18 minutes, about 1.5 hours into the flight, to give Orion the big push it needed to get out of Earth orbit and toward the Moon


Orion is on its way to the Moon's coast after separating from its upper stage. The propellant powerhouse provided by the European Space Agency (E S A) through international collaboration is the service module. A ring that connects the upper stage to the spacecraft will be used to launch ten CubeSats, which are small science experiments and technology demonstrations. As a result of this successful launch, NASA and our partners will be able to go further into space than ever before for the benefit of humanity. Over the next few hours, a ring that connected the upper stage to the spacecraft will be used to launch a series of ten small CubeSats, which are demonstrations of technology and science


On November 21, Orion will fly by the Moon. Additionally, the first of a series of burns will be carried out by Orion's service module to maintain its course toward the Moon. H U R R I C A N E N I C O L E brought the SLS rocket and the Orion to Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39 B on November 4


On September 26, prior to Hurricane Harvey, the Artemis I rocket and mobile launcher returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building (V A B). Thousands of people from all over the world are behind Artemis I's launch. Orion and SLS will be the first to land a woman and a person of color on the moon's surface 

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