The huge Artemis 1 stack is on the pad for integration ahead of its launch to the moon in as soon as 10 days.
The Artemis 1 stack departs the NASA Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building on Nov. 4, 2022.Artemis 1's stack is framed by the doorway of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 4, 2022.Artemis 1 emerges from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 4, 2022.Reflections of the Artemis 1 stack and NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building glow in the water at the Kennedy Space Center during rollout Nov. 4, 2022.
"If we weren't confident, we wouldn't roll out. If we weren't confident, we wouldn't start the countdown when we do so. We're confident moving forward," said Jim Free, associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C, at the press conference.
Artemis 1 has now concluded its fourth journey to the pad, after having made excursions in March and June for prelaunch fueling tests and a third one in mid-August to try to head to space. Various issues with past launches prevented it from making it to the moon, and the stack last returned to the VAB in late September to
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