Artemis 1 will make another launch attempt this Saturday, NASA announced. 🚀
NASA said a two-hour long launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. ET on Saturday, meaning it could liftoff any time between then and 4:17 p.m. Due to the length of the launch window, Burger added that"I still think we have a pretty good opportunity", despite a roughly 60% forecast that weather would prevent the rocket from launching.kicks off NASA's long-awaited return to the moon's surface.
It marks the beginning of NASA's Artemis lunar program, which is expected to land the agency's astronauts on the moon by its third mission in 2025. While Artemis I will not carry astronauts, nor land on the moon, the mission is critical to demonstrating that NASA's monster rocket and deep space capsule can deliver on their promised abilities. Artemis I has been delayed for years, with the program running billions over budget.
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