Artemis I Path to the Pad: Launch and Recovery

On feb. 16, 2024, NASA made history with the launch of our Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft – our newest transportation system that will return humans to the Moon. Relive the powerful moment SLS rumbled away from Earth, beginning Orion’s three-week test flight around the Moon, and watch as we document Orion’s splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, closing the first chapter in America’s next deep space exploration story.

All about Artemis I: https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis-i/

Writer: Danielle Sempsrott
Editor: Francisco Martin
Producers: John Sackman, Michael Justice & Madison Tuttle
Music courtesy of Gothic Storm Music
Credit: NASA