NASA is targeting the next launch attempt at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA, for the Artemis I mission on 14 November 2022 from 06:07 CET (05:07 GMT, 12:07 local time) with a 69-minute launch window. Artemis I is an uncrewed flight test to launch the mega Moon rocket SLS and send Orion with the European Service Module around the Moon and back to Earth to thoroughly test its system before flights with astronauts.
Inspections and analyses over the previous week have confirmed minimal work is required to prepare the rocket and spacecraft to roll out to Launch Pad 39B after the rocket was rolled back to its hangar due to Hurricane Ian. Teams will perform standard maintenance to repair minor damage to the foam and cork on the thermal protection system and recharge or replace batteries on the rocket, some of the secondary payloads (ESA’s deep space antennas, along with the Goonhilly Earth Station in the UK), and the flight termination system. NASA plans to roll the rocket back to the launch pad as early as 4 November.
Launch… and splashdown
NASA has requested back-up launch opportunities for 16 November 07:04 CET (06:04 GMT, 1:04 local time) as well as 19 November 07:45 CET (06:45 GMT, 01:45 local time), which are both two-hour launch windows.
A launch on 14 November would have the mission last about 25-and-a-half days with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on 9 December. The second and third launch opportunities would see an estimated splashdown on 11 December and 15 December.
| Launch date | Launch window opens at | Launch window | Estimated splashdown |
| 14 November | 06:07 CET (05:07 GMT, 12:07 local time) | 69 minutes | 9 December |
| 16 November | 07:04 CET (06:04 GMT, 1:04 local time) | 120 minutes | 11 December |
| 19 November | 07:45 CET (06:45 GMT, 01:45 local time) | 120 minutes | 15 December |
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Discussion: 2 comments
Hello,
My name is Mikael and I would like to know if the food is inside the capsule. This flight is a test the see if all is under control, it will have the weight of the food, the luggages and the crew, right?
Have a nice trip Artemis 1
Bonjour,
Je m’appelle Mikael et je voudrais savoir si de la nourriture est incluse dedans la capsule. Ce vol est un test pour voir si tout est sous control. Est-ce qu’il va y avoir de la nourriture, des bagages et des mannequins qui simulerons le poids ?
Bon voyage Artemis 1
Artemis I is indeed a test flight and there are research mannequins who will be monitoring radiation during the flight around the Moon. However there is no food, nor water loaded into Orion. Although it is a test flight each Artemis mission will be launched with different weights. As such the Artemis rocket and spacecraft are designed to adapt to different launch weights, so for Artemis I any weight within the limits is more than enough for testing purposes. To add food or water would just be a waste on this particular mission.
Artemis I est en effet un vol d’essai et il emporte des mannequins de recherche qui permettront de surveiller le rayonnement pendant le vol autour de la Lune. Cependant il n’y a pas de nourriture, ni d’eau chargée dans Orion. Bien qu’il s’agisse d’un vol d’essai, chaque mission Artemis sera lancée avec des masses différentes. En tant que tels, le lanceur et le vaisseau spatial Artemis sont conçus pour s’adapter à différentes masses de lancement, donc pour Artemis I, toute masse dans les limites est plus que suffisant à des fins de test. Ajouter de la nourriture ou de l’eau ne serait qu’un gaspillage pour cette mission particulière.