Artemis 1 Space Launch System mission animation

An animation for NASA's Space Launch System rocket and the Artemis 1 mission to send an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a trip around the Moon.

Watch this video for a detailed look at the Artemis 1 mission:    • Artemis 1 mission overview  

While the job of the Space Launch System will last for less than 10 minutes, the rest of the mission will see Orion sent into a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon where it will stay there for several weeks before returning to Earth.

SLS stands 98 meters tall and is expected to have a liftoff thrust of 8.8 million pounds. It has two five-segment solid rocket boosters that provide the bulk of that thrust for about two minutes. After that, the core stage and its four RS-25 engines will continue firing to about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.

From there, the Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage, or ICPS, and Orion will separate. The ICPS will place Orion on a lunar insertion trajectory. You can find out more information about the mission's trajectory here: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/ar...

**Artemis 1 b-roll and animation clips -- Credit: NASA**

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