The successful launch of NASA's Artemis 1 rocket moves mankind one step closer to a lunar landing

The successful launch of NASA’s Artemis 1 rocket moves mankind one step closer to a lunar landing

After multiple delays caused by engine issues, fuel leaks, and Mother Nature forcing the agency to reschedule due to tropical storms, NASA’s Artemis 1 mission has finally launched. This is the first time NASA’s Space Launch System, its most powerful rocket to yet, and the Orion crew spacecraft have flown together; it also marks the formal start of the agency’s Artemis mission, which seeks to return humans to the Moon.