Kennedy Countdown for Dec. 17, 2021

NASA and SpaceX are gearing up for the 24th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is targeted for Dec. 21 at 5:06 a.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A. A critical simulation involving multiple NASA centers took place this week, certifying the team that will launch Artemis I on its historic mission around the Moon.
Teams from Kennedy Space Center, Johnson Space Center, and Marshall Space Flight Center, as well as Cape Canaveral Space Force Station took part in the launch sim.