LIVE: Artemis 1 SLS launch + live pad views! [24h stream]

NASA"s Space Launch System super heavy-lift rocket will launch Artemis 1, sending an uncrewed Orion spacecraft toward the Moon. Orion will orbit the Moon for a few weeks, then return to Earth. This test flight paves the way for the first crewed mission to return humans to the Moon - Artemis 2 - currently planned for May 2024. TIMELINE: Monday, Aug 29 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC) Coverage of fuel loading begins. 6:30 am EDT (10:30 UTC) Launch coverage begins. 8:33 am EDT (12:33 UTC) Launch scheduled (2-hour window). 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) Post-launch news conference (time variable). 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC) Orion 1st trajectory correction burn. 5:30 pm EDT (21:30 UTC) Orion 1st images of Earth. -=[ SLS Block 1 Crew rocket ]=- Height: 322 ft (98 m) Stages: 2 Payload to LEO: 209,000 lb (95 t) Payload to Trans-Lunar Injection: 59,500+ lb (27 t) Fuel: Cryogenic liquid hydrogen (LH2) Oxidizer: Cryogenic liquid oxygen (LOX) Total thrust at liftoff: 8,800,000 lbf (39 MN) -=[ Core Stage ]=- Height: 213 ft (65 m) Diameter: 27.6 ft (8.4 m) Engines: 4 Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25D"s (all previously flown on Space Shuttle missions) Thrust (each): 513,000 lbf (2,281 kN) Total Core Stage thrust: 2,052,000 lbf (9,124 kN) -=[ Solid Rocket Boosters ]=- 2 Five-segment Northrop Grumman SRB"s, derived from the Space Shuttle Height: 177 ft (54 m) Diameter: 12 ft (3.7 m) Weight (each): 1.6 million lb (800 t) Fuel: Polybutadiene acrylonitrile (PBAN) Thrust (each): 3.6 million lbf (16 MN) Total SRB thrust: 7.2 million lbf (32 MN) Burn time: 126 sec -=[ Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) ]=- Modified Delta IV Delta Cryogenic Second Stage Engine: 1 Aerojet Rocketdyne RL-10B-2 Propellant: LH2 / LOX Thrust: 24,800 lbf (110.1 kN) Specific impulse (vacuum): 465.5 seconds (4.565 km/s) Burn time: 1,125 s -=[ Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle ]=- Crew capacity: 2-6 (Artemis 1 will be uncrewed) Height: 10 ft 10 in (3.30 m) Diameter: 17 ft 6 in (5.03 m) Total launch mass (with Launch Abort System): 73,735 lb (33,446 kg) Injected lunar mass: 58,467 lb (26,520 kg) Volume (pressurized): 690.6 cu ft (20 m³) Volume (habitable): 316 cu ft (9 m³) Return payload capacity: 220 lb (100 kg) -=[ Orion Crew Module (CM) ]=- Manufactured by Lockheed Martin Dry mass: 20,500 lb (9,300 kg) landing weight Launch mass: 22,900 lb (10,400 kg) -=[ Orion European Service Module (ESM) ]=- Manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space Dry mass: 13,635 lb (6,185 kg) Launch mass: 34,085 lb (15,461 kg) To support Raw Space, and enable even better content: ðŸ"´ Patreon: https://patreon.com/RawSpace ðŸ'• Rawlmart merch store: https://teespring.com/stores/rawspace ðŸ"µ PayPal: https://paypal.me/RawSpaceVideos ðŸ'€ Check out SpaceWeek, my weekly summary of all things space! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoDeylKPVlZvA5zkXpjspqnKcOU82nc7E ðŸ"† Raw Space"s calendar of launches and events: https://tiny.cc/RawSpaceSched 🗨 Join us on Discord for text and voice chat! https://discord.gg/tGTQYRs 🎵 Outro music: CO.AG - Anything is Possible Outro video clips courtesy NASA and SpaceX 🚗 Interested in buying a Tesla? Use my referral code for 1000 miles of free Supercharging! https://ts.la/matthew76381 🤗 Thank you!


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