NASA releases the first images taken by the Artemis I mission

After two delays and some last-minute setbacks, the NASA
An SLS missile was launched from the mission artemis i,
To the moon, this Wednesday. The US space agency released on its social networks the first recordings made by the platform, which show the movement of planet Earth.

“New views of planet Earth from Orion as Artemis travels to the Moon. Orion takes 9.5 hours on a 25.5-day test flight,” the post says, noting that the journey has just begun.

On his social networks, the American President, joe biden,
She shared photos celebrating the successful launch and confirmed that Artemis would carry “the first woman and first black person to walk on the moon.”

“NASA’s Artemis is in flight. This spacewalk will allow the first woman and first black person to walk on the moon and lead countless students to become explorers and show the world America’s limitless possibilities,” Biden celebrated.

The first launch schedule was not met, but the US space agency was able to fix the defects within the two-hour “launch window”. Shortly before the scheduled start time, engineers had to fix technical glitches that threatened to spoil the party again.

First, a leak occurred, which forced the flow of liquid hydrogen on the mobile platform to stop. Soon after, a new problem has now cropped up on one of the radars. At about 2:00 a.m., The New York Times estimated that the time spent on repairs could “close the launch window” and force a new delay because they would have taken more than the 15 minutes initially estimated.

Space enthusiasts gathered in Florida to watch the launch of the SLS rocket, the most powerful in the world, in the third attempt to carry out the operation. Last Wednesday, the launch was put on hold due to the arrival of Tropical Storm Nicole in the state.

The event can be followed on social media and the NASA YouTube channel. The US uncrewed mission will bring astronauts one step closer to returning astronauts to the Moon, five decades after humans last walked on the moon.

Projections indicate that starting in 2025, NASA will send astronauts for a week near the south pole of the Moon, with a crew that will include the first woman and first black person to step on Earth’s satellite. The SLS rocket carries a capsule without astronauts, and its success is a critical test of the US space agency’s plans.

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