Media Advisory - New launch attempt for Artemis I Français
Update: Launch delay The launch of Artemis I, planned for September 27 – has been postponed. The event at the CSA is cancelled. A new target launch date will be announced by NASA. More details to come.
LONGUEUIL, QC, Sept. 23, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ - NASA is assessing readiness for a September 27 launch attempt of the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket as part of the Artemis I mission to the Moon. If confirmed, the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) will host a special launch viewing event at its headquarters.
CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques will be at the event, and CSA experts will be on site and available for interviews. The event will also be broadcasted on the CSA's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
This uncrewed test flight will mark the return to the Moon after almost 50 years and the beginning of a new era of lunar exploration. Following a successful Artemis I mission, a CSA astronaut will take part in Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972.
Date: |
September 27, 2022 (TBC) |
Time: |
11:20 a.m. ET (TBC) |
What: |
Artemis I launch event at the CSA |
Who: |
David Saint-Jacques, CSA astronaut |
Kumudu Jinadasa, Program Lead, Astronauts, Life Sciences and Space Medicine |
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Where: |
John H. Chapman Space Centre |
6767 Route de l'Aéroport |
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Saint-Hubert, Quebec |
More information
Information kit – Artemis missions
Canada's role in Moon exploration
Website: https://asc-csa.gc.ca/
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SOURCE Canadian Space Agency
Contact information: Canadian Space Agency, Media Relations Office, Telephone: 450-926-4370, Email: [email protected]
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