Nasa prepares to 'make history' with Artemis moon expedition

The first flight of Nasa's next-generation Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spaceship are ready and waiting at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

If things don't improve, the space agency could be forced to postpone.

Such technical projects require careful planning and there's only a short two hour window from 8.33am ET on August 29 available to get everything right.

Should lift off be aborted, the next opportunity won't be too far away.

Experts already have September 2 penciled in their diaries just in case.

And should the second attempt also fail, they've got September 5 to have another try as well.

Nasa won't know for sure until they receive a detailed assessment from the 45th Weather Squadron, which is due very soon.

There are actually a lot of strict weather conditions required to get the mission off the ground.

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[mudabudda]

Nasa to make history landing on the moon ???? Wtf lol 😆 😂 🤣

[dsmethurst]

Boring we sent dudes there in 60s multiple times on gameboy level Apparently

[willyjilly]

If you read this I hope you had a wonderful week 💙✌

[AaronTV]

Artemis name, it was a top general during the Persian empire

[htomc]

Just don't use the moon to store nuclear waste. That could turn out badly.

[burtoburto]

Wow ! I wonder if we’ll finally get someone on the moon …..😂😂

[biggidyb]

People struggling down here on earth. Worrying about bills but there is money for this. Shameful

[richardanthonygilbey]

Bedworth turning up to claim their me is as predictable as puddles in the rain ☂️

[StillAliveAndKicking_]

Each flight costs $4 billion, an absolutely ridiculous amount. We should spend the money on developing a reusable rocket that costs less than 10% of that price. At that price we ain’t gonna achieve much.

[monkeytimesmagazine]

Sadly with how much it rains down here it might be a while before conditions clear up

[brianpercival]

I can hear those conspiracy theorists now say "About time we actually land on the moon."

[Jamie-jevw]

I have a friend who thinks the moon is made out of cheese. How dairy

[HenrikScheel_]

Will the sliding doors on the base have the same sound as the ones in Moonbase Alpha?

[laygoman]

Mars should be full of underground bunkers. It is the right place to test civilian defense systems to be used after all out nuclear war. I'd rather Mars be used for that than as a place for rich criminals to flee to...

[og_skully]

“ It was all very dramatic “ Quote : Astronaut Duke. Source : BBC news. 🍌💦

[Loyalist-ulqm]

Hey Russia what we upto now ahe. Slava Ukraine. No Surrender.

[brainharris]

More billions of dollars for a bit of moon rock.