NASA launches Artemis moon rocket after several setbacks | DW News

NASA launched its most powerful rocket ever on Wednesday as part of the Artemis mission to reach the moon. The 32-story Space Launch System (SLS) rocket launched from Cape Canaveral at 1:47 local time (0647 GMT/UTC). NASA estimated 15,000 spectators gathered at the launch site. The crowd burst into cheers as the ground rumbled and the rocket lifted off.
It was the launch attempt for the multibillion-dollar rocket after 10 weeks of technical mishaps and back-to-back hurricanes repeatedly delayed the launch.

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[princepriyadarshi]

Once Again One Step toward reviving space

[paulwheeler]

Yes!! Yes!!! This is so much more fun than people fighting each other on earth!!!

[PistonAvatarGuy]

The US took the lead in the space race in the '60s!

[Berlynic]

What great news to wake up to!!!😍😍😍😍❤❤❤❤❤❤

[boathemian]

Wow making an old guy feel like Apollo is happening again.

[darkchocolate]

NOT EVEN A SINGLE COMPONENT MADE IN CHINA ? HEHEHEHE

[armyguy]

think on how much rocket fuel it use to go orbit, is crazy

[AKrn]

I'm glad it didn't blow up this time.

[pleasepermitmetospeakohgre]

I get the feeling that this launch is somehow marred by the whole apollo program and the doubts surrounding its validity.

[root_pierre]

Thank God there's no over-reliance on Elon & Russia. Any kind of Monopoly breeds uncompetitiveness

[bikernation]

This rocket would have been useful 5 years ago this will be used a thew times then they will use starship when it's ready

[alanl.simmons]

Artemis was new-old stock that Congress mandated its use. Other modern rockets were ready to go
Politics can hamper reasonable projects.

[_Viking]

What about hi res pictures?? Will we see high quality pictures of the moon??

[kayskreed]

All to build a McDonald's on the Moon, I presume. ;)

[ronaldgarrison]

Not impressed by the guest commentator. Not necessarily wrong, just incredibly obtuse.

[Astronist]

The point is not exactly science, or even domination, as the interviewee would have it. The real underlying motivation for going out into space is growth: growth from a single-planet to a multi-planet civilisation. Without that growth, our whole economic system must collapse within the next thousand years due to the limited environment and resources on Earth; with that growth, civilisation is assured an infinite future.

[oiybmmh]

One who wallows in regret
cannot see into their future.
Wallowing in regret brings nothing but harm;
by doing so, they only bring afflictions upon themselves.

[piggybaggy]

Biggest rocket ever? Wait for starship💫

[DarkHelixia]

I wonder how many homes they could have heated with that fuel ...

[kevinmccarthy]

WRONG it has been in development for twenty years and is at least 10 years over budget and 10 years behind schedule. I think it is closer to a few hundred billion at least 500 billion.