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NASA delays Artemis 1 launch again, this time due to tropical storm Nicole

November 9, 2022November 9, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

NASA is now targeting the Artemis 1 launch to happen during a two-hour window that opens at 1.04 AM EST (11.34 AM IST) on November 16. If all goes according to plan, the Artemis 1 mission should splashdown on Friday, December 11. The space agency is also maintaining a backup launch opportunity on Saturday, November […]

NASA rolling back Artemis 1 rocket, spacecraft back to assembly building

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

NASA’s Artemis 1 mission’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft left launch pad 39 at the Kennedy Space Centre at 8.51 AM IST and began its 6.4-kilometre journey back to the Vehicle Assembly Building. The space agency decided to roll back the rocket because the latest weather predictions associated with Hurricane Ian did […]

NASA poised for historic Artemis I lunar launch from Florida

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

A half century after the end of NASA’s Apollo era, the U.S. space agency’s long-anticipated bid to return astronauts to the moon’s surface remains at least three years away, with much of the necessary hardware still on the drawing board. But NASA aims to take a giant leap in its renewed lunar ambitions with the […]

Artemis I mission: NASA begins rolling out SLS and Orion to launch pad

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Ahead of its launch, NASA is rolling out the Artemis 1 spacecraft to the Launch Complex 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. At around 10 PM on August 16 (7.30 AM IST on August 17), the “crawler-transporter” began the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft’s approximately six and a half […]

NASA to roll out Artemis I spacecraft to launchpad and discuss science payloads

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

NASA is planning on moving its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft to the launchpad on August 18 ahead of the Artemis I mission which is planned to launch no earlier than August 29. Before that, the space agency hold three teleconferences next week to announce the science and technology payloads that […]

NASA Artemis I Moon mission wet dress rehearsal underway: watch it live

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

At around 2.30 AM today (IST), the launch team checked into their stations at the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to begin the wet dress rehearsal test for NASA’s Artemis I mission. The team began the countdown about 30 minutes later or at 3 AM; 45 hours and 10 minutes […]

NASA prepares to bring Artemis I Moon rocket SLS to launchpad

May 17, 2022May 17, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

NASA’s teams at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida continue to prepare the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft back to launch pad 39B for its next wet dress rehearsal. A few weeks ago, the massive rocket and the spacecraft were rolled out of the launch pad to make way for other launches […]

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