Artemis I moon rocket arrives at launch pad

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August 17, 2022

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B. (NASA Photo)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Another small step is taken.

Around 7:30 a.m. EDT today, the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived atop Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The move completed a nearly 10-hour journey that began Tuesday night from the Vehicle Assembly Building about four miles away.

In the coming days, engineers and technicians will configure systems at the pad for launch, which is targeted for no earlier than 8:33 a.m. (EDT) Aug. 29.

Teams have worked to refine operations and procedures and have incorporated lessons learned from the wet dress rehearsal test campaign. The launch timeline has been updated.

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