Two Years Ago: Artemis I Launch

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An orange rocket lifts off from a launchpad. The sky is black, but the fire coming from the engines lights up the surrounding area, highlighting clouds of white vapor spreading across the ground.

NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft launched on the Artemis I flight test, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s Artemis I mission was the first integrated flight test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems.

Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

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