The Space Launch System has roared to life, launching the @NASA_Orion spacecraft on its journey for #Artemis I! Look out Moon, we are on the way!
ARCHIVED: NASA_SLS
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ARCHIVED: NASA_SLS
@NASA_SLS
This account is now archived. NASA's SLS is the world’s most capable heavy-lift rocket that will take humans and payloads to deep space.
- First tank: full! The liquid oxygen tank has been loaded and will be replenished while we continue topping off the liquid hydrogen tank.
- The #Artemis I mission management team at @NASAKennedy has given the "go" to proceed with tanking. We are now awaiting the decision of Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson. Stay tuned!
- The liquid oxygen tank fill is complete, and the core stage is full! These tanks hold the propellant that will power the rocket's four RS-25 engines at #Artemis I liftoff.
- The SLS rocket has reached main engine cutoff (MECO) in the mission timeline. The RS-25 engines have powered off and the core stage has separated.
GIF- We have left the building! With the integrated SLS and Orion system atop it, the crawler-transporter has begun the approximately 4-mile journey from the VAB to the launch pad. Stay up to date on the roll through our @NASA #Artemis blog HERE >> blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/
- The upper stage of the Space Launch System rocket has successfully separated from @NASA_Orion. Orion, we are passing the baton to you. We are going!
- To get to the Moon, you need a lot of power. 🔥The boosters for @NASA's SLS rocket are the largest, most powerful ever built for flight. Check out the drone footage from Wednesday's Flight Support Booster (FSB-1) test, then learn more about the test >> go.nasa.gov/2GtJhnN
00:00 - The upper stage of the Space Launch System rocket has made its last burn to enter into orbit around the Sun.
- Four astronauts will venture around the Moon on #Artemis II, the first crewed mission on @NASA's path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science and exploration. They will go...for all humanity! Add this new poster to your wall >> go.nasa.gov/41241Y7
