NASA's Artemis I Rocket Launch from Launch Pad 39B Perimeter

On Nov. 16, 2022, the Orion spacecraft launched aboard
the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from NASA's
Kennedy Space Center and embarked on the #Artemis I
mission to the Moon and back. Orion orbited the Moon,
getting as close as 79 miles to the lunar surface, and
successfully splashed back down to Earth 25.5 days later
on Dec. 11.
Four RS-25 engines and two five-segment solid rocket
boosters provided more than 8.8 million pounds of
thrust for SLS during liftoff and flight. Thanks in part
to development of a new RS-25 engine controller that
checks engine health 50 times per second, engineers
were able to collect more than 100 measurements on
pressures, temperatures, flows, speeds, and vibrations
on the four RS-25 engines that helped power Artemis
1. The preliminary post-flight data indicates that all SLS
systems performed exceptionally and that the designs
are ready to support a crewed flight on Artemis II.
The Artemis II mission will bring us closer to establishing
a sustained human presence on the lunar surface and
landing the first woman and first person of color on the
Moon.
This video was captured from the Launch Pad 39B
perimeter and was used by engineers to monitor and
track the rocket during flight.
Video credit: NASA
Music credit: Universal Production Music