The Space Launch System lunar rocket has left the Kennedy Space Center launch pad for the fourth time with a launch scheduled for Nov. 14

The Space Launch System (SLS) lunar rocket departed for the Kennedy Space Center launch pad at 23:17 (EDT) or 20:17 (PDT) on Nov. 4.

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will make another attempt on Nov. 14 to launch a rocket and begin the Artemis 1 lunar mission. A transporter is being used to deliver the SLS along with the Orion spacecraft.

NASA has attempted three times to send a rocket into space - in April, June and September 2022. Each time there were problems in the cryogenic fuel supply system in the tanks of the first two stages. In early fall, experts were finally able to fix the problem, but a hurricane intervened, which forced the rocket, together with the spacecraft had to send it back to the hangar.

The SLS and Orion were already successfully delivered to the launch pad. They spent several hours on the road and overcame six and a half kilometers. NASA plans to launch the rocket on November 14 at 12:07 (EDT) or 09:07 (PDT). Reserve dates are Nov. 16 and 19.

The SLS will carry the empty Orion spacecraft into orbit around the moon. It will orbit the moon in 25 days and return to Earth. NASA plans to do the same for the Artemis 2 mission, but with a crew, and the moon landing will take place during the Artemis 3 mission.

Source: NASA