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Artemis I Rollout from VAB
 August 16, 2022


The CT-2 is one of the two crawlers built in 1965 to support NASA's Apollo moon missions. It is about the size of a baseball infield. It's top speed is 1 mph when loaded.
It takes about 10 hours to reach the launch site (launch complex 39B), which is about 4 miles away.
We were privileged to watch from the start at 10 pm until midnight.

Video of Crawler moving at about 1/2 mile per hour.

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As the Moon rose at 11:15 pm, and I was in the right position, I was able to capture both together!


Last Shot of the Night with rising Gibbous Moon on the left

Below are more of our photos of the SLS (Space Launch System) Artemis I

The SLS stands 322 feet tall with the white Orion capsule on top. We saw it on it's way to the launch pad on the monster CT-2 (Crawler Transport).

This rocket, the Artemis I, will fly to the moon, go around the moon and return back. Several gravity assists are present during the journey. Along the way, 10 CubeSats will be deployed.
As the spacecraft approaches the lunar surface, getting as close as 60 miles above the surface, it will start conducting science experiments to test lunar gravity, radiation dangers and also take beautiful pictures, like a re-creation of 1968's Earthrise, and much more.
On wrapping up its assignments, the Orion capsule will return to our planet and splashdown off the coast of San Diego.
Artemis I will lead to Artemis II, which will send humans into lunar orbit in a few more years. And that will lead to Artemis III, which will land humans on the surface of the moon, expected in 2025.

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