NASA Prepares Artemis I SLS-Orion Spacecraft Ahead of Planned August 29 Launch

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NASA is preparing the Orion spacecraft for astronauts, as well as its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket Artemis I, which is set to blast off on August 29. The US space agency is ready to test its flight system. Decades after completing their Apollo missions, astronauts were designed to return to the moon. NASA is preparing for the next generation of space travel. The agency's SLS spacecraft is the most advanced vertical launch system developed by NASA.

Earlier this week, NASA completed a flight readiness review for the Artemis I launch, ahead of a test flight scheduled for August 29. Flight managers met at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and confirmed that the mission was ready for launch. The SLS-Orion spacecraft is expected to blast off on Monday.

Artemis I is just the beginning for NASA, and the agency's test flight is the first in a series of increasingly complex missions. According to NASA, the unmanned flight test will provide a foundation for human deep space exploration as it plans to return humans to the moon and further explore the lunar surface.

Last week, NASA's SLS rocket and the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission arrived at Kennedy Space Center in Florida after a 10-hour journey that began at NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.

According to NASA, the space agency's engineers and technicians are currently working on configuring the system on the pad before launch. The SLS-Orion spacecraft is expected to launch on Monday at 8:33 AM EDT (6:03 PM IST).