NASA gears up for another launch attempt of Artemis I Moon mission

Artemis I mission will provide a foundation for human exploration in deep space.

Following several failed attempts, NASA is currently gearing up for another attempt to launch the Artemis I mission into space.

The US space agency now has a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12.07 a.m. EST (10.37 p.m. India time) on November 14. The agency is hopeful that it will finally be able to get the mission successful.

Notably, Artemis I will provide a foundation for human exploration in deep space and demonstrate NASA's commitment and capability to extend human existence to the Moon and beyond.

About Artemis I

Artemis I is the first integrated flight test of NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, an uncrewed Orion spacecraft, and the ground systems at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida that will pave the way for a crewed test flight and future human lunar exploration as part of Artemis.

It is so far NASA's most significant step to get astronauts back on the moon by 2025. The mission is also expected to pave the way for other missions to the moon.

In September, the US space agency called off the Artemis I launch, owing to Tropical Storm Ian threat.

On September 3, the agency attempted to launch Artemis I but called it off after detecting a liquid hydrogen leak.

On August 30, it scrubbed the mission launch for the first time owing to a technical glitch with one of the SLS rocket's engines.

Statement from NASA

On November 4, "the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived at launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a nearly nine-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building", said NASA.

About NASA

NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration - is an agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.