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Photos: Aerial survey of Kennedy Space Center on the eve of Artemis 1
Spaceflight Now took an aerial tour around the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the days before the scheduled launch of NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket. These images captured by Walter Scriptunas II show the the powerful moon rocket on its launch pad, plus SpaceX's ongoing work to ready the spaceport for the huge commercial Starship rocket.
Countdown begins for maiden launch of Artemis moon rocket
Countdown clocks began ticking Saturday for the maiden launch of NASA new Space Launch System rocket Monday on a long-awaited mission to send an unpiloted Orion crew capsule around the moon and back.
Orion crew module hatch closed for Artemis 1 test flight
The Orion crew module hatch was closed for launch Thursday morning after technicians at pad 39B completed final closeouts and outfitting inside the spacecraft before liftoff next week on the unpiloted Artemis 1 test flight around the moon.
CubeSats on Artemis 1 to pursue bold missions in deep space, if they overcome battery concerns
The 10 CubeSats hitching a ride to deep space on NASA's Space Launch System moon rocket promise new discoveries about the moon, space weather, and asteroids. But some of the small spacecraft will launch with their batteries only partially charged after sitting inside the rocket for more than a year.
Europe plays key role in NASA’s epic return to the moon
European space officials have hailed the importance of NASA’s upcoming inaugural Artemis mission and the vital role ESA is playing in supporting a return to the moon.
NASA managers give “go” for Artemis 1 launch after flight readiness review
With one week to go until launch, NASA managers met at the Kennedy Space Center, reviewed flight preparations and cleared the agency's huge $4.1 billion Space Launch System rocket for blastoff next Monday on a test flight heralding an American-led return to the moon.
VideoLive coverage: NASA begins two-day launch countdown for Artemis 1 mission
NASA began the two-day launch countdown for the Artemis 1 lunar test flight at 10:23 a.m. EDT (1423 GMT) Saturday. Liftoff of the Space Launch System moon rocket remains set for Monday during a two-hour window opening at 8:33 a.m. EDT (1233 GMT).
Photos: SLS moon rocket rolls to launch pad
NASA's first Space Launch System moon rocket arrived on pad 39B early Aug. 17 after an overnight rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Three mannequins installed on Orion spacecraft for flight around the moon
Three instrumented mannequins strapped into seats on NASA's Orion spacecraft awaiting liftoff on the first flight of the huge Space Launch System rocket will help engineers evaluate the human experience for future astronauts trips to the moon.
NASA’s Artemis 1 moon rocket arrives at launch pad for lunar test flight
NASA's towering 322-foot-tall Space Launch System moon rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at their seaside launch complex early Wednesday after an overnight rollout from an assembly building at the Kennedy Space Center, moving a step closer to liftoff no earlier than Aug. 29 on an unpiloted test flight around the moon.