The launch of NASA’s next-generation Artemis I lunar mission rocket — scheduled for Monday — has drawn widespread attention amid massive anticipation. The launch teams reached the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and spent a final full day of preparations before the much-anticipated launch of the first test flight that launched the first Moon-Mars program, 50 years after the end of the Apollo missions. Meteorologists indicate an 80 percent probability of favourable conditions for the launch of the rocket. “Everything looks good to date from a vehicle perspective,” said Jeff Spaulding, NASA’s senior test director for the landmark unmanned Artemis mission. “We are excited, the vehicle is ready, it looks great. Artemis I launch is set for 8:33 am EDT (6:03 pm IST).
The rocket will be sent into the Orion capsule, which is a six-foot space capsule. This capsule will play an important role in transporting people to the moon again. There will be a two-hour launch window for the launch of the rocket on Monday. After launch, the Orion capsule will move towards the Moon. The capsule will remain on the mission for 42 days in space and will return to Earth on October 10.
What is the specialty of this mission?
-It will take 3 minutes 40 seconds for the rocket to lift off the ground and leave orbit.
-It burns 400,000 litres of liquid hydrogen and oxygen every minute to power the rocket.
-The Orion rocket is 98 meters tall, slightly taller than the Statue of Liberty.
-The rocket’s two boosters separate from each other just two minutes after release from Earth’s gravity.
-The rocket develops a thrust of 4 million kg that lifts it off the ground.
-The mission will last about six weeks.
-After an altitude of 3860 km above the ground, Orion will become completely independent.
– The Artemis-1 mission will cover a total distance of 21,000 kilometres. It also includes the distance between Earth and the orbit of Orion’s moon.
-Orion will travel a distance of 450,600 km from Earth to the Moon.
