Fifty Years After Apollo 17 Bill Nelson Hails Nasa S Return To The Moon
On Monday morning, the 322-foot tall SLS rocket will finally take to the skies after around 12 years of development. Its mission is essentially a stress test; a demonstration that the rocket and its associated systems will be sufficient to take astronauts safely to the moon and back in just a few years’ time. Artemis I will see the SLS take the uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a 42-day mission around the moon, during which time it will cover a distance of 1....