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 dateLaunch window opens atLaunch windowEstimated splashdown
14 November06:07 CET (05:07 GMT, 12:07 local time)69 minutes9 December
16 November07:04 CET (06:04 GMT, 1:04 local time)120 minutes11 December
19 November07:45 CET (06:45 GMT, 01:45 local time)120 minutes15 December