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Lightning strikes at Artemis launch pad cleared; weather forecast improves

Saturday afternoon brought thunderstorms over Kennedy Space Center including several lightning strikes at the launch pad from where the Artemis I mission is scheduled to lift off on Monday.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 28, 2022

Artemis I a new era for NASA a long time coming

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Artemis I isn’t just a mission to orbit the moon. It’s the beginning of a new era for NASA that promises to not just return humans to the lunar surface, but to press on to Mars.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 28, 2022

Nasa unveils plans to send astronauts beyond Mars ahead of Artemis I mission to moon

‘Our goal isn’t to just go visit a place, it’s to bring the solar system and beyond into our economic realm’

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2022

NASA's Artemis program set to take humans to the Moon and beyond

The Artemis program is NASA's plan to return humans to the Moon as a stepping stone for an eventual voyage to Mars.

France 24 · Aug 28, 2022

'Sight to Behold': Tourists Flock to Florida for Moon Rocket Launch

Seeing a rocket blast off to the Moon is "a once-in-a-lifetime thing to experience," says Joanne Bostandji. The 45-year-old has traveled all the way from northern England to Florida with her husband and two children for a space-themed vacation, and they're prepared to make sure they don't miss a second…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 28, 2022

Artemis 1: crowds flock to watch Nasa’s most powerful rocket blast off to the moon

Megarocket to lift off from Florida on Monday morning, one of final crucial test steps before astronauts’ return to the moon

The Guardian - US · Aug 28, 2022

The Observer view on the Artemis deep space project: $93bn? Worth every cent

Half a century ago the Apollo programme helped change our perspectives on our own world. Imagine what the view from Mars will do

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2022

Horoscope for Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions until 10 p.m., Chicago time. The moon is in Virgo.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 28, 2022

NASA poised for historic Artemis I mega-rocket launch, in renewal of lunar ambitions

NASA aims to take a giant leap forward in its renewed lunar ambitions with the launch set for Monday of its next-generation mega-rocket, the Space Launch System.

ABC News · Aug 28, 2022

With 1st Artemis launch on tap, commercial partners promise cost cuts

ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA is about to light a $4.1 billion candle to launch the first mission in its Artemis program to the moon. The pricey pie has seen ballooning costs and delays in the last decade with slices heading to dozens of aerospace companies across the nation.

Orlando Sentinel · Aug 27, 2022