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News Topical, Digital Desk : NASA has rolled out its massive Space Launch System (Artemis II) rocket to Launch Pad 39B in Florida for its historic lunar mission, scheduled for launch on April 1.
This is actually the second time the rocket has been to the launch pad. Previously, in March, it had to be brought back after a technical problem with its helium system.
Departed for the launch pad at midnight
After a helium system glitch was fixed, NASA's Artemis II rocket slowly rolled 4 miles (about 6.4 km) to Launch Pad 39B in the dark of Florida at midnight. The rocket is ready for liftoff on April 1.
After 50 years, an attempt to send astronauts into space around the Moon
This is a crucial mission for NASA. This mission will mark the first time humans have been sent to the Moon since 1972. A mission to send astronauts around the Moon has not been attempted in more than 50 years.
NASA's Space Launch System, standing 98 meters tall and weighing 5,000 tons, was transported by the Crawler-Transporter-2, a low, tank-like vehicle running on caterpillar tracks, which NASA built in 1965 to slowly move the Saturn V moon rocket to the launch pad.
Its maximum speed is about 1 mile per hour (1.6 km/h), and it crawls even slower on turns and on the gentle slope leading to the launch pad.
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