According to a statement issued by the Space Agency NASA last Thursday (3), the Artemis I mission won a new release date, which will be on the 14th of this month. This mission was initially scheduled to be launched in August, but since then, adverse situations have caused three postponements.
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What is the Artemis I mission?
The mission is a test that will take the Orion capsule around the Moon. The flight will be unmanned. The mega rocket SLS (Space Launch System) will carry this capsule attached to the top.
Artemis I will take off with several goals, one of which is to test whether the capsule will be able to withstand the conditions that will be encountered upon re-entering the earth's atmosphere, such as heat and velocities extreme. The launch, scheduled for Monday (14), will take place in Cape Canaveral, at the Kennedy Space Center, in the US state of Florida.
This mission will be the starting point of the Artemis program, which seeks to return man to the Moon. If this first mission is successful in its endeavor, the next projects, scheduled for 2025 and 2026, could take the first woman to the Moon.
In all, the spacecraft will travel approximately 39,429 km/h, and may be exposed to temperatures that reach half the heat given off by the Sun.
The mission had to be postponed
The Artemis I mission is already on its fourth takeoff attempt. According to the original plan, the mega rocket was supposed to leave in April, which did not happen. The launch was rescheduled for June, but as with the previous attempt, failures were found in the supply system, and the mission had to be rescheduled.
With repairs done, the flight was set for September. Everything was ready, and the rocket was already positioned on the launch pad, just waiting for the day scheduled for takeoff, when a new unforeseen event arose. Hurricane Ian, which was sweeping the American coast at the time, forced scientists to guard the spacecraft to avoid damage.
With the choice of the day of the next attempt, the rocket is being taken to the launch pad, where it will wait for the new date set to start the mission.
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