We are on our way to colonizing the Moon and paving the way for human landings on Mars. The Artemis 1 test mission, so far, has been a great success. On November 16th, the SLS and Orion Spacecraft launched from pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center. Despite some previous hydrogen leak challenges during dress rehearsals, and a major hurricane sending the rocket and spacecraft back into the Vehicle Assembly Building, the uncrewed Artemis 1 has been working flawlessly. The Orion spacecraft is now on its return journey to Earth. The spacecraft has flown further than any other human grade spacecraft and is testing the extreme environment of deep space, including the impact of radiation, before launching humans around and onto the Moon with future Artemis missions.
