“We rise together, back to the Moon and beyond”
NASA has finally lifted its Space Launch System to orbit for its long-delayed uncrewed Artemis I mission. The 322-foot-tall rocket lit its engines and took flight at 1:47 am ET , on Wednesday, November 16, emitting up to 9.5 million pounds of thrust as it took off the launch pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, ushering in a new era of space exploration.
During the webcast of the morning launch, Artemis launch director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson addressed her team at mission control.
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