NASA ’s return to the Moon begin today with the launch of Artemis I. The mission is the maiden voyage of the Space Launch System ( SLS ) , the most powerful rocket ever build , and the Orion space vehicle , which is being essay to guarantee future astronauts ' safe with the goal of send homo back to the Moon this decade . We are livestreaming it todayright here .
The rocket is set up from the historical Launch Pad 39B ( Apollo and Skylab both launched from here ) at NASA ’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral , Florida . The launching window open at 8:33 am ET ( 12:33 pm UTC ) and will stay undecided for two hour though it ’s likely the launching will take place sooner rather than after . It is being pullulate live onNASA ’s channelsand you’re able to also check out our unrecorded current on ourFacebook pageboy .
This mission will send a ballistic capsule project for humans furthest than ever before and show that the technology is ready to institutionalize astronauts into mysterious blank safely and even get back to the surface of the Moon . If this test is successful , the first womanhood and the first person of colour might be putting a foot on the Moon in just a few years ' meter .
There are a lot of apprehensions about this launching , however . There have been issuesduring the massive rocket ’s wet rehearsals and even today as the craft was being fueled up . There are also reports of a cracking in one ofthe fomite ’s flange . Even if the launch proceeds as have a bun in the oven , first real - world trial are full of unknowns and the risk associated with them are difficult to calculate . Despite NASA ’s excellent track record , something could still go wrong , which is why Artemis I is travel without man on board .
How to watch Artemis I launch today live
If you are not one of the 1000 that have traveled to Cape Canaveral , do n’t concern , you could view SLS launch from the historical Launchpad 39B live where ever you are in the humans .
The two - 60 minutes launching windowpane opens at 8.33 am ET ( 12:33 pm UTC ) today and you’re able to watch the alive flow on ourFacebook page decent here . you could also watch it live onNASA TV , on its internet site and multiple social media platforms .
