Fans of slow TV will be in for a treat when NASA begins rolling its next- generation moon rocket to the launchpad for testing ahead of a lunar mission in the coming months.
The four-mile route from the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building to the launchpad will be carried by a giant low-slung transport. The process will take between 8 and 12 hours to complete.
In March, the new lunar rocket was rolled to the launchpad. A number of technical issues forced engineers to return the rocket to the vehicle assembly building for repairs after the wet dress rehearsal.
The way for the rocket to return to the launch pad has been fixed. The wet dress rehearsal is expected to start in about two weeks.
The rocket is being streamed by NASA. At 12:01 a.m., the Vehicle Assembly Building is expected to be empty. On Monday, June 6th at 9:01 pm. On Sunday
You can watch the live stream by using the video player embedded at the top of the page or by going to NASA's website and viewing the same footage. When you wake up on Monday morning, be sure to fire up the player so you can see the rocket in the daytime.
The Artemis I mission will be NASA's first full flight test of the SLS rocket and capsule and will take place on an uncrewed flyby of the moon. The goal is for the mission to start in the next few months.
NASA will launch Artemis II with a crew on board, which will send the rocket and craft on the same path.
The first woman and first person of color will be on the moon if the Artemis III mission goes well. Artemis III is scheduled to take place no later than 25 years from now.
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