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NASA’s moon rocket began its way to the launch pad. It began the four-mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. With a peak cruising speed of 0.82 mph, the crawler-transporter crawled slowly on its way to the launch pad. It was estimated that the voyage would take up to 12 hours. The Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from NASA is the most powerful rocket ever built, weighing 5.75 million pounds.
It was heading to the launch pad for a dry run before the uncrewed Artemis I launches later this year, which would take it around the Moon. Engineers were preparing to undertake final testing on the rocket, spacecraft, and exploration ground equipment as part of the voyage. The Artemis I launch team will go through the procedures for loading fuel into the rocket's tanks during the rehearsal.
It will do a full launch countdown, demonstrating the capacity to recycle the countdown clock, and deplete the tanks to allow them to practice the launch timelines and procedures, according to NASA. At the launch pad, teams will put more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic, or extremely cold, propellants into the rocket, including liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen. This will be done in accordance with the specific timeline that will be used on the day of the launch.
Engineers will go over every step of the countdown, including weather briefings, pre-planned countdown holds, propellant conditioning and replenishment, and validation checks. The combined rocket and spacecraft will be brought back to the Vehicle Assembly Building several days after the wet dress rehearsal. NASA will analyze the data from the rehearsal before deciding on a particular launch date for Artemis I, which is expected to be no later than May 2022. This might pave the way for a crewed flight for the Artemis II mission.
