NASA officials confirmed that despite lightning strikes to the towers at the launch pad, the mission is on track for the inaugural launch.
“The space launch system, which is the largest launch vehicle that NASA has built, on top of it is the Orion capsule, which hopefully will eventually carry astronauts to the moon. But for this mission, the Orion capsule is not crewed. So it's just an empty capsule," he said.
Rob Mayeda has a look how space shuttle-era tech is helping to power up the Artemis 1 launch, from the twin solid rocket boosters, familiar burnt orange center fuel tank, and the former shuttle’s main engines. NASA officials held another briefing Sunday, as anticipation builds for Monday morning’s launch at the Kennedy Space.
Officials confirmed Sunday that despite lightning strikes to the towers at the launch pad, the mission is on track for the inaugural launch.
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