Hey, Sailors! If any of you follow NASA or are just interested in space in general, you may have heard of the recently launched Artemis Rocket with the Orion spacecraft from NASA on a mission to the moon. This long-awaited launch has been postponed many times due to hurricanes, system glitches, and fuel leaks. However, despite these issues, the Artemis Rocket launched this past November 16th, in Florida’s NASA Kennedy Space Center, with a deemed “excellent performance”. 

The 212-foot rocket was originally planned to be launched on August 29th and September 3rd, however, due to earlier mentioned problems, the launch was postponed until 1:04 am on Wednesday, November 16th. The Artemis rocket has been marketed as “Apollo’s Twin Sister” and is set to land on the moon in 2025. If the Artemis rocket is on track to the moon successfully, we could see an Artemis II launch with a crew. The goal of Orion is to test its heat shield strength when it passes through the Earth’s atmosphere. This launch is the first mission of the Artemis Program, which has a goal to further explore the moon and develop research.