Following the successful June 20th fueling test of the SLS rocket, NASA has set an aggressive launch target for its Artemis 1 Moon mission. In an interview with Ars Technica, Jim Free, associate administrator with the agency's Explorations Systems Development program, said NASA is working towards an August 23rd to September 6th launch window for Aretmis 1. Free said that they were targeting that one. It would be foolish to not target that right now. Last week we made great progress.
NASA recently announced the earliest it could get Artemis 1 in space was between July 26th and August 10th. NASA chose the second launch window that it had access to.
Before the flight can get underway, technicians must replace a seal that led to a hydrogen leak during the June 20th test. The SLS will be rolled back to the Kennedy Space Center's Vehicle Assembly Building on July 1st. Free doesn't think we are stretching ourselves to get there. We're probably pushing ourselves, but we're not going to do stupid things.
Artemis 1 will carry a module on a trip around the moon to study how the flight may affect the human body. Ahead of a planned lunar landing, four astronauts will be taken to the satellite by Artemis II.
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