A little blue heron is seen in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building as preparations for launch continue, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
A little blue heron is seen in front of the Vehicle Assembly Building as preparations for launch continue, Friday, Sept. 2, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and supporting ground systems. NASA is currently targeting no earlier than Sept. 27 for launch, pending the success of a cryogenic demonstration test targeted for no earlier than Wednesday, Sept. 21.
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