Vers 4 h 15 du matin ET le 18 mars 2022, la fusée Space Launch System et le vaisseau spatial Orion pour la mission Artemis I sont arrivés au sommet du complexe de lancement 39B après un voyage de près de 11 heures depuis le Vehicle Assembly Building au ;” data-gt-translate-attributes=”[{” attribute=””>NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
In the coming days, engineers and technicians will prepare the Artemis I rocket for its final major test – the wet dress rehearsal. The approximately two-day test will demonstrate the team’s ability to load cryogenic, or super-cold, propellants into the rocket, conduct a launch countdown, and practice safely removing propellants at the launch pad. After wet dress rehearsal, engineers will roll the rocket and spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building for final checkouts before launch.