Artemis 1

However, there will be astronauts on board for subsequent missions, with the first crewed flight into space scheduled for 2024.

“It is going to be, for me personally, a really special moment to be back there after so long. [Airbus](/topic/airbus) engineer Sian Cleaver is industrial manager for the ESM, and as a child dreamt about being involved in human spaceflight before getting a master’s degree in physics and astronomy from Durham University. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google “Now, I think it’s really sinking in that this is reality, this is happening, and it’s going to really start this whole new chapter of space exploration, and going to the moon. “The Artemis programme marks the next chapter of human space exploration and we look forward to continued involvement as it comes to life.” The UK is part of the Artemis programme, making contributions to the Lunar Gateway – a space station currently in development with the Libby Jackson, exploration science manager at the UK Space Agency, said: “The first launch of the Artemis 1 SLS rocket is an important step for the global space community as we prepare to return humans to the moon. “This is the first time that we will have seen one of our European service modules flying in space and going to the moon. The flight is the first in the agency’s Artemis programme and will be uncrewed this time. The Artemis 1 mission will see the first launch of the new 322ft tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which the agency says is the world’s most powerful rocket to date.

Artemis 1 is going to be the first flight of the new Space Launch System. This is a "heavy lift" vehicle, as NASA refers to it.

[Commercial Lunar Payload Services](https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-lunar-payload-services) contracts private companies to build uncrewed landers to go to the Moon. [The Conversation](https://theconversation.com) under a Creative Commons license. My colleagues and I have a [radio telescope](https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/abdfc3) that’s going to the Moon on one of the landers in January. They will go to the south pole of the Moon to look at an area scientists haven’t explored before to investigate [the water ice there](https://www.nasa.gov/feature/ames/ice-confirmed-at-the-moon-s-poles). I can be part of the space program.” [Jack Burns](https://theconversation.com/profiles/jack-burns-1373966), Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences, [University of Colorado Boulder](https://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-colorado-boulder-733) It’s really a hybrid between the space shuttle and Apollo’s [Saturn V](https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-was-the-saturn-v-58.html) rocket. SpaceX will then use the Starship for other purposes – to transport other payloads, private astronauts and astronauts from other countries. [Orion Crew Capsule](https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/orion/about/index.html) is going to be getting a real workout. This mission is also going to carry a series of small satellites that will be placed in orbit of the Moon. [Space Launch System](https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/index.html). The astronauts will spend a longer time orbiting the Moon and will test everything with a human crew. It will be the most powerful rocket engine ever flown to space, even more powerful than [Apollo’s Saturn V](https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/nasa-knows/what-was-the-saturn-v-58.html) system that took astronauts to the Moon in the 1960s and ‘70s.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is set to launch its "most powerful rocket ever built" to the moon for a 45-day voyage.

The Artemis 1 is supposed to stay in space longer than any human spacecraft has without docking to a space station. By 2025, all three missions will be launched to the moon, and subsequently, astronauts will set foot on the moon for the first time in 50 years. Artemis 1, the rocket, shall orbit the moon and return to the earth.

The Artemis 1 launch will lay the foundations for the return of humans to the moon. Dr Gareth Dorrian explains what needs to go right.

The longest Apollo mission (Apollo 17) lasted 12 and a half days – Orion will be in deep space for three to four times as long. Artemis 2, currently slated for launch in 2024, will carry four astronauts on a lunar flyby some 9,000km above the moon’s surface. Such large temperature changes can cause significant thermal expansion and contraction of materials, so the Orion spacecraft had to be built with materials able to withstand significant thermal stress without failing. If astronauts were onboard, they would have a grand view of the distant Earth and the moon. One of these, BioSentinel, will contain yeast to observe how the microgravity and radiation environment on the moon affect the growth of microorganisms. It will orbit the moon in an unusual, distant retrograde orbit – in the opposite direction to the moon’s spin. Orion will fire its onboard thrusters to slow the spacecraft and allow the moon’s gravity to capture it into orbit. The launch is typically one of the riskiest parts of any spaceflight, especially for a new rocket. [Artemis 1](https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-1) is the first of several missions. [Command Service Modules of the Apollo missions](https://moon.nasa.gov/resources/112/apollo-11-command-and-service-modules/), which were powered by hydrogen fuel cells, the Orion MPCV is a solar-powered craft. Meanwhile, IceCube will orbit the moon and search for ice deposits on or near the surface, which may be used by future astronauts. The SLS will put Orion into Earth orbit, where its core stage will be discarded – dropped into the ocean.

Storms and fuelling issues put the Artemis Moon mission under threat this morning with lightning and a hydrogen leak causing headaches at Kennedy Space ...

The team said they were reverting to a ‘slow flow’ state of fuelling to see if levels stabilised. In the spring test a faulty valve led to a small hydrogen leak, which Nasa claimed to have fixed. Shortly after 3am ET, the launch team announced they were dealing with issues fuelling the rocket, which are thought to be similar to the problems which led to the wet dress rehearsal being scrubbed in April.

Launch day has finally arrived for the uncrewed Artemis I mission, which is scheduled to lift off on a journey around the moon from Kennedy Space Center ...

are riding in a ring on the rocket. , which will capture a stream of Commander Moonikin Campos sitting in the commander's seat. Orion's journey will last 42 days as it travels to the moon, loops around it and returns to Earth -- traveling a total of 1.3 million miles (2.1 million kilometers). A biology experiment carrying seeds, algae, fungi and yeast is tucked inside Orion to [Artemis III](http://www.cnn.com/2022/08/19/world/nasa-artemis-3-lunar-landing-sites-scn/index.html) [Science experiments and technology demonstrations](http://www.cnn.com/2022/08/25/world/artemis-1-science-experiments-scn/index.html) The issue could impact the beginning of terminal count, or the countdown that begins when 10 minutes remain on the clock before liftoff. [Snoopy will serve as the zero gravity indicator](http://www.cnn.com/2022/08/15/world/artemis-i-mementos-scn/index.html) [Commander Moonkin Campos, Helga and Zohar](http://www.cnn.com/2022/08/26/world/moonikin-campos-artemis-1-launch-scn/index.html) and closes at 10:33 a.m. Tune in to Currently, engineers are also working to find out what has caused an 11-minute delay in communications between the Orion spacecraft and ground systems.

The space agency confirmed there had been a liquid hydrogen leak but it was unclear whether the launch would be delayed.

“It is going to be, for me personally, a really special moment to be back there after so long. [Airbus](/topic/airbus) engineer Sian Cleaver is industrial manager for the ESM, and as a child dreamt about being involved in human spaceflight before getting a master’s degree in physics and astronomy from Durham University. [Terms of use,](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/user-policies-a6184151.html) [Cookie policy](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/cookie-policy-a6184186.html) and [Privacy notice.](https://www.independent.co.uk/service/privacy-policy-a6184181.html) [Privacy policy](https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en) and [Terms of service](https://policies.google.com/terms?hl=en) apply. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google “Now, I think it’s really sinking in that this is reality, this is happening, and it’s going to really start this whole new chapter of space exploration, and going to the Moon. The UK is part of the Artemis programme, making contributions to the Lunar Gateway – a space station currently in development with the European Space Agency – working alongside the US, Europe, Canada and Japan. “The Artemis programme marks the next chapter of human space exploration and we look forward to continued involvement as it comes to life.” “This is the first time that we will have seen one of our European service modules flying in space and going to the Moon. The Artemis 1 mission will see the first launch of the new 322ft (98m) tall Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, which the agency says is the world’s most powerful rocket to date. The uncrewed flight marks the next chapter in putting humans back on the Moon, and is the first in Nasa’s Artemis programme. [Artemis](/topic/artemis) 1 on Monday morning, but Nasa said its engineers were rectifying the issue and there was no word on whether it would cause delays to take-off from the Kennedy Space Centre in [Cape Canaveral](/topic/cape-canaveral), Florida.

The space agency's long-awaited Artemis I mission is set for liftoff Monday. It is the first of three missions set to culminate with landing astronauts on ...

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The leak popped up during overnight fueling of the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built ahead of a scheduled morning liftoff and start of a new mission ...

Engineers also will test the crew ship's myriad systems in deep space and make sure its heat shield can protect returning astronauts from the 5,000-degree heat of re-entry. The SLS rocket's core stage must be loaded with 196,000 gallons of liquid oxygen and 537,000 gallons of hydrogen for takeoff. It was not immediately clear what impact the weather-related fueling delay and the hydrogen troubleshooting might have on the eventual launch time, assuming the problem can be fixed before the end of a two-hour launch window. The leak developed in a launch pad service structure where propellants are fed into the rocket's core stage through umbilicals designed to ensure a tight seal until the moment of liftoff when they are retracted. All that propellant will feed the core stage's four shuttle-era engines. Leaks are potentially dangerous, and sensors monitor concentrations to make sure safety limits are not violated.