I drove out to Playalinda Beach on the Cape Canaveral National Seashore yesterday (it’s about 30 minutes away) and got a great look at Artemis-1 as it sat on Launch Complex 39-B awaiting Wet Dress Rehearsal on April 1-3, 2022.
Seen from Pullout #5 on the Beach Road in the Cape Canaveral National Seashore.
Photo ©2022 Charles Boyer / Creative Commons-Attribution license
Artemis will be at LC-39B until sometime the week of April 4th, when it will be returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building to be prepared for its launch to the moon. When it flies, it will be the most powerful rocket ever launched — 39,000 kN (8,800,000 lb) of force — more than the venerable Saturn V.
Given a successful dress rehearsal, it should head to the moon from Kennedy Space Center in June. It will orbit Luna for five days after arrival, and then depart back for the Earth.
Seen from Pullout #5 on the Beach Road in the Cape Canaveral National Seashore. This photo is best appreciated at full size. Click to enlarge.
Photo ©2022 Charles Boyer / Creative Commons-Attribution license
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