NASA Rolls Mega Moon Rocket Onto Launchpad

The mega moon rocket is on its way to the Kennedy space center in Florida.

The Space Launch System rocket is about to take off. The launch is scheduled to take place on Monday, August 29th at 8:33 am Eastern.

If everything goes according to plan, the spaceship on top of the rocket will make its long journey around the Moon and back, a potentially landmark moment in modern space exploration that will lay the groundwork for new crewed missions to the moon.

Helga and Zohar

There will not be any astronauts on the plane. The amount of radiation future astronauts will have to endure will be measured by two mannequins built by the Israeli Space Agency.

The next mission, Artemis II, will see a human crew travel to the moon for the first time in 50 years.

Leaks and Glitches

The upcoming mission has been pushed back several times due to the endless series of delays. NASA engineers experienced technical issues and hydrogen leaks during wet dress rehearsals of the rocket.

We don't know if NASA will have time to fix all the leaks before August 29

Is this really the return of humankind to the moon? We're excited to finally see NASA's massive heavy-lift rocket on the launch pad.

We have our fingers crossed that there won't be many wrong between now and two weeks from now.

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NASA confirms the launch date for its massive moon rocket.