NASA Artemis 1 Rocket arrived at Launch pad on Aug 17th Wednesday

Artemis 1 Space Launch System megarocket hit the road again on Thursday (Aug. 16) for the launch pad. 

NASA one step closer to it's Lunar Mission.

NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket headed back to the launch pad Tuesday night (Aug. 19) to take a step closer to a landmark lunar mission. 

NASA Artemis 1 Rocket arrived at Launch pad on Aug 17th Wednesday

For couple of weeks, the capsule will fly around the moon.

NASA Artemis 1 Rocket arrived at Launch pad on Aug 17th Wednesday

NASA aims for aug 29 liftoff for the Artemis 1 From kennedy space center  in Cape  Canaveral

NASA Artemis 1 Rocket arrived at Launch pad 

The Orion, stacked atop the rocket, began moving from the KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building for a journey that will take as long as 11 hours. 

NASA Artemis 1 Rocket arrived at Launch pad on Aug 17th Wednesday

It is the uncrewed mission with just 3 dummies equipped with sensors to measure vibrations and  radiations.

NASA Artemis 1 Rocket arrived at Launch pad on Aug 17th Wednesday

The crawler carrying the Artemis 1 hardware must make a journey to Launch Pad 39B at roughly 1 to 2 miles an hour (1.6 to 3.2 km/h). 

NASA Artemis 1 Rocket arrived at Launch pad on Aug 17th Wednesday

Although the rollout is sooner, the target time for the Artemis I launch has not changed: Monday, Aug. 29 at 8:33 a.m. Eastern time

NASA Artemis 1 Rocket arrived at Launch pad on Aug 17th Wednesday

You can watch the webcast on NASA website, NASA TV and NASA app began at 3pm EDT

NASA Artemis 1 Rocket arrived at Launch pad on Aug 17th Wednesday

NASA hopes to send astronauts  to orbit the moon in Artemis 2 Mission  scheduled for 2024 and Artemis 3 for 2025.