the rocket in the direction of the Moon has arrived on its launch pad

From the height of its 98m, it now points towards its objective, the Moon. The SLS rocket arrived on its launch pad on Wednesday August 17, ready to see the star “After almost twenty years of work, we saw this thing come out of this building and then fly to the Moon. I’m so glad to have the technology back that can put people on the moon. For me it’s thrilling“said astronaut Stan Love.

Called Artemis, the mission will mark the return of Americans to the Moon. But several steps are necessary before a human being once again sets foot on the lunar soil. The first, the sending of this rocket, the most powerful in the world, which will propel a habitable capsule into orbit around the Moon, before returning to Earth. A first trip that will be done without an astronaut. “We will carry mannequins and torso replicas“, says Debbie Korth, deputy director of the Orion program at NASA.

Because after Artémis 1, will come Artémis 2, with the sending in orbit of astronauts then Artémis 3, where the Man will set foot again on the Moon. To achieve this, Houston set itself to lunar time. Gigantic pool made of fake rock, new wetsuits and a modernized control room where there is already a certain excitement. And behind the Moon is already taking shape another project. Further, redder, destination Mars.