
To participate by telephone, media must RSVP no later than two hours before the start of each briefing to. Additional journalists wishing to participate may dial in. The deadline has passed for media accreditation for in-person coverage of this launch. The mission will demonstrate the performance of the SLS rocket and test Orion's capabilities over the course of about six weeks as it travels about 40,000 miles beyond the Moon and back to Earth.Ī limited number of seats inside the auditorium at Kennedy will be available to on-site journalists on a first-come, first-served basis.
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The first in a series of increasingly complex missions, Artemis I will be an uncrewed flight test that will provide a foundation to extend human presence to the Moon and beyond. It also will feature a performance of "America the Beautiful" by The Philadelphia Orchestra and cellist Yo-Yo Ma, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

27, at 10:23 a.m.Ī live broadcast of the launch also will include celebrity appearances by Jack Black, Chris Evans, and Keke Palmer, as well as a special performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Josh Grobin and Herbie Hancock. 22. The launch countdown will begin Saturday, Aug. Live coverage of events will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency's website, with prelaunch events starting Monday, Aug. A livestream of the rocket and spacecraft at the launch pad currently is available on the NASA Kennedy YouTube channel.

The rocket and spacecraft arrived at its launch pad Wednesday after the nearly 10-hour, four-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building. The SLS rocket is targeted to launch during a two-hour window that opens at 8:33 a.m. This uncrewed flight test around the Moon will pave the way for a crewed flight test and future human lunar exploration as part of Artemis. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - NASA will provide coverage of prelaunch, launch, and postlaunch activities for Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA's Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the ground systems at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
