First Space Launch System launches Artemis I

11/16/22 ~ 1:47 a.m.

Artemis I, the first mission of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, blasts off for the moon from pad 39B. Standing 322 feet tall and the most powerful rocket NASA has ever

 developed with 8.8 million pounds of thrust, it sent NASA's Orion capsule on an uncrewed test flight around the moon ahead of a crewed second mission.

Photos are credit United Launch Alliance, except SRB stacking/nosecone and train photos credit Northrop Grumman.

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