Image: Launch of Artemis 1 (KSC-20221116-PH-KED03 0011)
Description: Liftoff! NASA’s Space Launch System carrying the Orion spacecraft lifts off the pad at Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 1:47 a.m. EST on Nov. 16, 2022. The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration and demonstrate our commitment and capability to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. The primary goal of Artemis I is to thoroughly test the integrated systems before crewed missions by operating the spacecraft in a deep space environment, testing Orion’s heat shield, and recoveringthe crew module after reentry, descent, and splashdown.
Title: Launch of Artemis 1 (KSC-20221116-PH-KED03 0011)
Credit: https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy/52507998061/in/photostream/
Author: NASA/Kevin Davis and Chris Coleman
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