Artemis I: First launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) 8/29/22 ~ 8:33am Homepage Launch Photos Artemis I, the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, standing 322 feet tall and the most powerful rocket NASA has ever developed with 8.8 million pounds of thrust, will make its maiden launch in mid-2022. It wil send NASA's Orion capsule on an uncrewed test flight around the moon ahead of a crewed second mission. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS ON PAGE 2 Photo credits: United Launch Alliance (rollout, pad & launch photos); Northrop Grumman (SRB stacking & train photos) SLS Solid Rocket Boosters arrive by train |