The third time is the charm. Less than a week after the massive machine withstood a Hurricane, NASA was ready to launch its new mega moon rocket from Florida.
Our time is upon us. The manager of the Artemis 1 mission at NASA hopes that it will happen on Wednesday.
The weather is expected to be good, with an 80% chance of launch during a two hour window that starts at 1:04 am on Wednesday.
Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, NASA's first female launch director, gave her the go-ahead to begin fueling on Tuesday.
The first step in the US space agency's plan to build a permanent presence on the Moon is the Artemis 1 mission, a test flight without astronauts.
The sister of Apollo is what the new space program is named after.
The most powerful ever designed by NASA will be used for the first time.
The Kennedy Space Center is where the orange and white giant is waiting to fly.
Less than a week after Hurricane Nicole passed, the rocket is scheduled to take off.
The caulk-like material that encircles the crew capsule on top of the rocket was damaged by the storm. NASA said that the risk was low.
There is a chance of two backup dates on November 19 and 25.
Tens of thousands of people are expected on the coast to watch the launch of a rocket.
Andrew Trombley, a space enthusiast from St. Louis, Missouri, is hoping for a successful liftoff after a number of unsuccessful attempts.
"I've been down here a couple of times already to watch this thing go up and have it canceled so, this is like, whatever, the third trip down here for this, so I'm excited to see it go."
I wanted to be here in person.
The launch has drawn a lot of people.
Kerry Warner, a grandmother and semi-retired teacher who lives in Florida, is excited for liftoff, which she said was part of America and what America is all about.
We're hoping for it for the third time.
At the end of September, the rocket had to be moved back to its assembly building so it wouldn't be hit by another storm.
Two launches were canceled for technical reasons.
There were two failures, one related to a faulty sensor and the other a fuel leak. It is powered by liquid oxygen and hydrogen.
NASA has changed its procedures in order to avoid thermal shock.
After only a few minutes, the capsule will detach from the core stage, which will be powered by four powerful engines.
The capsule will be on its way after a final push from the upper stage.
Rather than landing on the Moon, it will venture 40,000 miles beyond the far side, which is more than any other mission so far.
The return leg of the journey will be the final one. The capsule's heat shield needs to be half as hot as the Sun's surface in order to survive.
The mission will last 25 and a half days if takeoff occurs on Wednesday.
The SLS rocket has been developed for more than a decade. According to a public audit, it will invest more than $90 billion in its new lunar program by the end of the next decade.
The second Artemis will involve a flyby of the moon.
The crew of Artemis 3 will include the first woman and first person of color on the moon.
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