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Watch NASA try again to launch the Artemis 1 lunar mission after months of delays



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It’s launch day for NASA, again.The space agency is aiming to launch its Artemis I moon mission in the early hours of Wednesday morning, after technical issues delayed previous attempts over the last three months.The agency’s towering Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule are scheduled to lift off during a two-hour launch window that opens at 1:04 a.m. ET. If successful, the Artemis I mission would last 26 days in total before Orion returns to Earth.The uncrewed launch marks the debut of the most powerful rocket ever assembled and kicks off NASA’s long-awaited return to the moon’s surface. It’s the first mission in NASA’s Artemis lunar program, which the agency hopes will lead to landing astronauts on the moon by its third mission in 2025.NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and …

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