The agency has already tested the Space Launch System rocket, which will make a new lunar flight.
It is planned that the launch of the Artemis 1 mission will take place between August 23 and September 6 / photo REUTERS
NASA plans to launch lunar mission Artemis 1 in late August – early September.
This is reported Engadget with reference to Jim Free, Deputy Head of the Research Systems Development Program.
According to the publication, the agency has already tested the Space Launch System rocket, which will make a new lunar flight.
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The launch of the Artemis 1 mission is scheduled to take place between August 23 and September 6. During this flight, the unmanned Orion module will fly around the moon to investigate the likely impact of flight on the human body.
NASA is completing final preparations for the Space Launch System rocket, including replacing the seal.
As part of the Artemis 2 mission, four astronauts will be delivered to the moon in the second half of the 2020s.
NASA and preparing for the flight to the moon:
On June 20, 2022, a hydrogen leak was detected during tests of the Space Launch System rocket.
On July 1, NASA returned the rocket back to the vehicle shop at Kennedy Space Center, where staff continued to work on it.
