Artemis 1 Traffic Jam Nasa Moon Launch May Draw Crowd Of 400 000

Artemis 1 it was supposed to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, Florida, on Monday morning (August 29). According to county officials (opens in new tab), 100,000 to 200,000 people flocked to the Space Coast to see this attempt, which was aborted due to a problem with one of the first stage engines on Artemis 1 Space launch system rocket (SLS). The mission team believes the problem is minor, involving a faulty temperature sensor, and plans to proceed with another lift attempt on Saturday (September 3) at 2:17 pm. EDT (1817 GMT). This is right in the middle of the Labor Day weekend, potentially allowing many more people to see the uncrewed launch firsthand. Indeed, Brevard County officials are expecting a huge crowd — perhaps double what they saw Monday, with 200,000 to 400,000 people, the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday (opens in new tab) (September 1). And other Space Coast officials agree with that assessment. “We’re sure there will be more than we had on Monday because it’s a day with four ships in port, a landmark, a launch weekend and a holiday weekend – some of the biggest reasons visitors come here all wrapped up in a day,” Meagan Happel, public relations manager and film commissioner at Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism, told Space.com via email. “So, yeah, we’re projecting probably double our original estimate with how much interest there’s been.” For perspective: 400,000 people is about the population of New Orleans or Tampa. Many people see a rocket launch, but this is not just any old mission. Artemis 1 is the first flight of the 322-foot-tall (98-meter) SLS, which is more powerful than Saturn Vthe iconic rocket that launched the Apollo spacecraft to the moon half a century ago. This weekend’s launch will also be a first for NASA Artemis programwhich aims to create a permanent, sustainable human presence on and around the moon until the end of the 2020s. Artemis 1 will send an unfilled Orion capsule to lunar orbit and back. The main goal is to show that SLS and Orion are ready to start carrying astronauts, which they will begin doing on the 2024 Artemis 2 mission around the Moon if all goes according to plan. Space.com editor Brett Tingley contributed to this report. Mike Wall is the author of “Out there (opens in new tab)” (Grand Central Publishing, 2018, illustrated by Karl Tate), a book about the search for extraterrestrial life. Follow him on Twitter @michaeldwall (opens in a new tab). Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom (opens in new tab) or enabled Facebook (opens in a new tab).

title: “Artemis 1 Traffic Jam Nasa Moon Launch May Draw Crowd Of 400 000 Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-02” author: “William Hernandez”

Artemis 1 it was supposed to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, Florida, on Monday morning (August 29). According to county officials (opens in new tab), 100,000 to 200,000 people flocked to the Space Coast to see this attempt, which was aborted due to a problem with one of the first stage engines on Artemis 1 Space launch system rocket (SLS). The mission team believes the problem is minor, involving a faulty temperature sensor, and plans to proceed with another lift attempt on Saturday (September 3) at 2:17 pm. EDT (1817 GMT). This is right in the middle of the Labor Day weekend, potentially allowing many more people to see the uncrewed launch firsthand. Indeed, Brevard County officials are expecting a huge crowd — perhaps double what they saw Monday, with 200,000 to 400,000 people, the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday (opens in new tab) (September 1). And other Space Coast officials agree with that assessment. “We’re sure there will be more than we had on Monday because it’s a day with four ships in port, a landmark, a launch weekend and a holiday weekend – some of the biggest reasons visitors come here all wrapped up in a day,” Meagan Happel, public relations manager and film commissioner at Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism, told Space.com via email. “So, yeah, we’re projecting probably double our original estimate with how much interest there’s been.” For perspective: 400,000 people is about the population of New Orleans or Tampa. Many people see a rocket launch, but this is not just any old mission. Artemis 1 is the first flight of the 322-foot-tall (98-meter) SLS, which is more powerful than Saturn Vthe iconic rocket that launched the Apollo spacecraft to the moon half a century ago. This weekend’s launch will also be a first for NASA Artemis programwhich aims to create a permanent, sustainable human presence on and around the moon until the end of the 2020s. Artemis 1 will send an unfilled Orion capsule to lunar orbit and back. The main goal is to show that SLS and Orion are ready to start carrying astronauts, which they will begin doing on the 2024 Artemis 2 mission around the Moon if all goes according to plan. Space.com editor Brett Tingley contributed to this report. Mike Wall is the author of “Out there (opens in new tab)” (Grand Central Publishing, 2018, illustrated by Karl Tate), a book about the search for extraterrestrial life. Follow him on Twitter @michaeldwall (opens in a new tab). Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom (opens in new tab) or enabled Facebook (opens in a new tab).

title: “Artemis 1 Traffic Jam Nasa Moon Launch May Draw Crowd Of 400 000 Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-02” author: “Kathy Cambridge”

Artemis 1 it was supposed to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, Florida, on Monday morning (August 29). According to county officials (opens in new tab), 100,000 to 200,000 people flocked to the Space Coast to see this attempt, which was aborted due to a problem with one of the first stage engines on Artemis 1 Space launch system rocket (SLS). The mission team believes the problem is minor, involving a faulty temperature sensor, and plans to proceed with another lift attempt on Saturday (September 3) at 2:17 pm. EDT (1817 GMT). This is right in the middle of the Labor Day weekend, potentially allowing many more people to see the uncrewed launch firsthand. Indeed, Brevard County officials are expecting a huge crowd — perhaps double what they saw Monday, with 200,000 to 400,000 people, the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday (opens in new tab) (September 1). And other Space Coast officials agree with that assessment. “We’re sure there will be more than we had on Monday because it’s a day with four ships in port, a landmark, a launch weekend and a holiday weekend – some of the biggest reasons visitors come here all wrapped up in a day,” Meagan Happel, public relations manager and film commissioner at Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism, told Space.com via email. “So, yeah, we’re projecting probably double our original estimate with how much interest there’s been.” For perspective: 400,000 people is about the population of New Orleans or Tampa. Many people see a rocket launch, but this is not just any old mission. Artemis 1 is the first flight of the 322-foot-tall (98-meter) SLS, which is more powerful than Saturn Vthe iconic rocket that launched the Apollo spacecraft to the moon half a century ago. This weekend’s launch will also be a first for NASA Artemis programwhich aims to create a permanent, sustainable human presence on and around the moon until the end of the 2020s. Artemis 1 will send an unfilled Orion capsule to lunar orbit and back. The main goal is to show that SLS and Orion are ready to start carrying astronauts, which they will begin doing on the 2024 Artemis 2 mission around the Moon if all goes according to plan. Space.com editor Brett Tingley contributed to this report. Mike Wall is the author of “Out there (opens in new tab)” (Grand Central Publishing, 2018, illustrated by Karl Tate), a book about the search for extraterrestrial life. Follow him on Twitter @michaeldwall (opens in a new tab). Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom (opens in new tab) or enabled Facebook (opens in a new tab).

title: “Artemis 1 Traffic Jam Nasa Moon Launch May Draw Crowd Of 400 000 Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-11” author: “Kate Miller”

Artemis 1 it was supposed to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Brevard County, Florida, on Monday morning (August 29). According to county officials (opens in new tab), 100,000 to 200,000 people flocked to the Space Coast to see this attempt, which was aborted due to a problem with one of the first stage engines on Artemis 1 Space launch system rocket (SLS). The mission team believes the problem is minor, involving a faulty temperature sensor, and plans to proceed with another lift attempt on Saturday (September 3) at 2:17 pm. EDT (1817 GMT). This is right in the middle of the Labor Day weekend, potentially allowing many more people to see the uncrewed launch firsthand. Indeed, Brevard County officials are expecting a huge crowd — perhaps double what they saw Monday, with 200,000 to 400,000 people, the Orlando Sentinel reported Thursday (opens in new tab) (September 1). And other Space Coast officials agree with that assessment. “We’re sure there will be more than we had on Monday because it’s a day with four ships in port, a landmark, a launch weekend and a holiday weekend – some of the biggest reasons visitors come here all wrapped up in a day,” Meagan Happel, public relations manager and film commissioner at Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism, told Space.com via email. “So, yeah, we’re projecting probably double our original estimate with how much interest there’s been.” For perspective: 400,000 people is about the population of New Orleans or Tampa. Many people see a rocket launch, but this is not just any old mission. Artemis 1 is the first flight of the 322-foot-tall (98-meter) SLS, which is more powerful than Saturn Vthe iconic rocket that launched the Apollo spacecraft to the moon half a century ago. This weekend’s launch will also be a first for NASA Artemis programwhich aims to create a permanent, sustainable human presence on and around the moon until the end of the 2020s. Artemis 1 will send an unfilled Orion capsule to lunar orbit and back. The main goal is to show that SLS and Orion are ready to start carrying astronauts, which they will begin doing on the 2024 Artemis 2 mission around the Moon if all goes according to plan. Space.com editor Brett Tingley contributed to this report. Mike Wall is the author of “Out there (opens in new tab)” (Grand Central Publishing, 2018, illustrated by Karl Tate), a book about the search for extraterrestrial life. Follow him on Twitter @michaeldwall (opens in a new tab). Follow us on Twitter @Spacedotcom (opens in new tab) or enabled Facebook (opens in a new tab).