Video: NASA releases the first images taken from the Artemis I mission
After two postponements and a few last minute setbacks, the NASA
launched the SLS rocket, from the mission Artemis I,
towards the moon, this Wednesday. The American space agency has released the first records made by the platform on its social networks, which show the movement of planet Earth.
“New views of planet Earth from Orion as Artemis travels to the Moon. Orion is 9.5 hours into a 25.5-day test flight,” the publication says, noting that the journey is only just beginning.
On his social networks, the American president, Joe Biden,
shared the images celebrating the successful launch and confirming that Artemis I will carry “the first woman and first black person to walk on the lunar surface.”
“NASA’s Artemis is airborne. This spacewalk will allow the first woman and first person of color to walk on the lunar surface and lead to countless students becoming explorers and showing the world America’s limitless possibilities,” Biden said.
The first launch schedule was not met, but the US space agency managed to fix the defects within the two-hour “launch window”. Shortly before the scheduled start time, the engineers had to fix technical problems that threatened to ruin the party again.
First there was a leak which forced to stop the flow of liquid hydrogen on the mobile platform. Soon after, a new problem appeared, now in one of the radars. At around 2:00, The New York Times estimated that the time spent on repairs could “close the launch window” and force a new delay because they would consume more than the originally planned 15 minutes.
Space lovers have gathered in Florida to watch the launch of the SLS rocket, the most powerful in the world, in the third attempt to complete the operation. On Wednesday, the launch was suspended due to the arrival of Tropical Storm Nicole in the state.
The event could be followed on social media and on NASA’s YouTube channel. The uncrewed mission will take the United States one step closer to returning astronauts to the moon five decades after humans last walked the lunar surface.
The forecast is that, starting in 2025, NASA will send astronauts for a week-long stay near the south pole of the Moon, with a crew that will include the first woman and the first black person to step on Earth’s satellite. The SLS rocket carries a capsule without astronauts, and its success is crucial proof of the US space agency’s plans.
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