NASA has begun refueling the SLS lunar rocket - a few hours left before the launch of the Artemis I mission. Online streaming has already started

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun refueling

propellant of the Space Launch System (SLS) lunar rocket.

What is known

The space agency has begun loading fuel attanks of a giant rocket November 15 at 23:52 (EET). This procedure is expected to take about six hours, ie. will end approximately two hours before the opening of the launch window.

NASA delayed launch several times this yearSLS. The last two postponements of the launch date of the Artemis I mission were due to adverse weather conditions. A few days ago, Florida was hit by Storm Nicole, which slightly damaged the rocket and spacecraft. Even earlier, SLS and Orion went to the hangar due to Hurricane Ian.

Meteorologists say that the weather forecast is nowremains 80% favorable. The launch window will open on November 16 at 08:04 (EET) for two hours. You can watch the launch of the SLS rocket on YouTube. The broadcast has already started. If successful, the rocket will send the Orion spacecraft on a 26-day trip around the moon, ending on December 11, 2022 with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.