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NASAs new SLS megarocket is ready to launch on the historic Artemis 1 moon mission on Monday (Aug. 29).

Lightning crackled close to NASAs Artemis 1 moon rocket on the launch pad today (Aug. 27) in Florida, with several bolts even striking the lightning towers.

Artemis 1 is going to be the first flight of the new Space Launch System. This is a “heavy lift” vehicle, as NASA refers to it. It will be the most powerful rocket engine ever flown to space.

As NASA gets set for its Artemis 1 launch to the moon and beyond, Aerojet Rocketdyne is working on Artemis missions that are years away.

The Artemis 1 mission will use mannequins, cubesats and even Amazons Alexa to complete a deep space journey lasting more than a month.

The launch, scheduled for August 29, will test many aspects of the rocket, capsule and spacesuits that will take astronauts back to the moon.

NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, set for its first flight early Monday, is a behemoth. And when it lifts off from Florida, its going to be loud.

Artemis 1, the first combined flight of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft, is set to occur next week to begin a trip to the Moon and back.

A satellite has given us stunning birds-eye views of NASAs towering Artemis 1 moon rocket, just a few days before the huge vehicle leaves Earth.

Two disturbances in the tropics are worth watching for possible development that could send rain and cloud cover to Florida's Space Coast for the SLS launch on Aug. 29.