The European Space Agency has released some amazing footage of its recent launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
There is a camera attached to the top of the SLS rocket that takes pictures. Looking directly down, we see the engines fire up and lift the rocket and spaceship toward space and then to the moon.
The clip lasts 3 minutes and 33 seconds, but the engines don't start until the 3 minute mark, so unless you enjoy long builds, then just drag the time to the right.
The most powerful booster was launched on November 16. The SLS rocket is more powerful than the one that flew astronauts to the moon in the 1960s.
The power of the next-gen Super Heavy rocket will dwarf that of the SLS, with 17 million pounds of thrust pushing the first-stage booster and second-stage spaceship to space.
To beat the pull of Earth's gravity and send a spaceship on a precise trajectory, powerful rockets are needed. If we are going to build bases for long-term astronauts on the moon and beyond, we need to make sure that we can carry larger loads into space.
NASA is currently testing the hardware for an upcoming crewed mission that will take the same route. As it circles the moon, it appears that it has been doing well. The mission will end on December 11 when the spaceship lands in the ocean.
The farthest point from Earth will be reached on Monday, November 28.
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