NASA confirmed it remains on track to launch the Artemis I Moon mission during a two-hour launch window that opens at 1:04 a.m. EST on Wednesday, November 16. The kickoff countdown will begin at 1:24 AM. of Monday, November 14. Artemis I is the first complete flight test of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, an uncrewed Orion spacecraft, and ground systems at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SLS is a superheavy launch vehicle with unprecedented power and capabilities that provides the basis for human exploration beyond Earth orbit. Orion is NASA’s new human spacecraft for deep space missions that will serve as an exploration vehicle that will carry the crew into space, provide an emergency abort capability, support the astronauts during their missions and provide safe re-entry from deep space return velocities. The Artemis I mission will pave the way for a crewed test flight and future human lunar exploration as part of Artemis. Following Hurricane Nicole, the teams conducted thorough assessments of the rocket, spacecraft, and associated ground systems and confirmed that there were no significant impacts from the severe weather. The SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft arrived at Kennedy’s Launch Pad 39B on November 4 and rode out the storm there. Live coverage of the briefings and events will be broadcast on NASA TV, the NASA app and the agency’s website at: https://www.nasa.gov/live NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft sits atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams began pad walks and inspections to assess the condition of the rocket and spacecraft following the passage of Hurricane Nicole. NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first comprehensive test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket and ground support systems. The start of the unmanned flight test is targeted no earlier than November 16 at 1:04 am. EST. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Engineers previously returned the rocket back to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) on September 26 ahead of Hurricane Ian and after two previous launch attempts on August 29 due to a faulty temperature sensor and on September 4 due to a leak of liquid hydrogen at an interface between the rocket and the mobile launcher. Before returning to the VAB, the teams successfully repaired the leak and demonstrated updated tank procedures. While at the VAB, the teams performed routine maintenance to repair minor foam and cork damage to the thermal protection system and recharge or replace batteries throughout the system. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft sits atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Teams began pad walks and inspections to assess the condition of the rocket and spacecraft following the passage of Hurricane Nicole. NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first comprehensive test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket and ground support systems. The start of the unmanned flight test is targeted no earlier than November 16 at 1:04 am. EST. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Full launch coverage is as follows. All times are Eastern and information is subject to change. Sunday, November 13 7 p.m.: NASA will hold a preliminary media teleconference following a mission management team meeting with the following participants:

Bill Nelson, NASA administrator Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis launch Director, Exploration Ground Systems Program, Kennedy Emily Nelson, NASA flight director Johnson Melody Lovin, meteorologist, US Space Launch Delta 45

Monday, November 14 12:00 p.m.: NASA will hold a pre-launch media briefing on NASA TV to provide a launch countdown status with the following participants:

Jeremy Parsons, Associate Program Director for Earth Exploration Systems, NASA Kennedy Melody Lovin, meteorologist, US Space Launch Delta 45

Tuesday, November 15 3:30 p.m.: Television coverage of NASA’s commentary on tank operations to load propellant on the SLS rocket begins, including views of the rocket and the Launch Control Center and audio from a commentator. 10:30 PM: TV coverage of the launch with NASA commentary begins in English. Coverage will continue via interlunar injection and spacecraft separation, setting Orion on its way to the Moon. Wednesday, November 16 12 a.m.: NASA TV commentary coverage of the launch begins in Spanish on NASA’s Spanish-language YouTube account and will continue approximately 15 minutes after liftoff. Updates on mission coverage will be posted on NASA’s social media channels en español. 4 a.m.: NASA’s televised coverage of the post-launch press conference will follow about an hour after the live launch broadcast ends. Coverage start time is subject to change, based on exact lift time. The post-launch press conference will include the following participants:

Bill Nelson, NASA administrator Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, NASA Headquarters Mike Bolger, Exploration Ground Systems Program Manager, Kennedy John Honeycutt, Space Launch System program manager, Marshall Howard Hu, Orion program manager, NASA Johnson Space Center

Emily Nelson, flight director, Johnson

8:30am: NASA TV coverage with commentary of Orion’s first outbound orbit on the way to the Moon. Coverage start time is subject to change, based on exact lift time. 10 a.m.: NASA TV coverage with commentary of Orion’s first views of Earth during the outbound coast to the Moon. Television coverage of additional NASA events throughout the mission is available online. NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket carrying the Orion spacecraft is illuminated by spotlights atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as launch preparations continued Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. SLS and Orion arrived at the launch site on Friday, November 4, after a nearly nine-hour journey from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky Watch Launch Virtually Members of the public can register to watch the launch virtually. NASA’s Mission Virtual Visitor Program includes curated launch resources, notifications about relevant opportunities or changes, and a stamp for your NASA Virtual Visitor Passport after a successful launch. Watch, engage with social media Stay connected to the mission and let people know you’re following the launch on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with #Artemis. Follow and tag these accounts: The public can track the Artemis I mission as it happens using the Artemis Real-time Orbit website, which will provide information about where Orion is in relation to Earth and the Moon. People can also download a virtual boarding pass to commemorate the historic flight. Through the Artemis missions, NASA will land the first woman and the first person of color on the lunar surface and conduct long-term lunar exploration in preparation for human missions to Mars. SLS and NASA’s Orion spacecraft, along with the commercial human landing system and the lunar orbiter, are NASA’s backbone for deep space exploration. SLS is the only rocket that can send Orion, astronauts and supplies to the Moon in a single mission.