Artemis is ready to launch next Monday !!
Hope the weather holds ?? 
The launch will be a key moment for Nasa, which, in December, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the last human landing on the Moon - Apollo 17.
The rocket, known as the Space Launch System, will send a capsule, called Orion, on an excursion around the Moon.
Orion will be sent on a 42-day mission to, and beyond, the Moon.
It’s expected back on Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean close to San Diego, California, on 10 October.
up, up and away
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…and back. 
Orion will be sent on a 42-day mission to, and beyond, the Moon.
It’s expected back on Earth for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean close to San Diego, California, on 10 October.
@Cinderella , But isnt Orion sheduled for 2024 cinders ??
This one is not going to be manned is it ??
I will have to look it up, confused now!! 
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@Cinderella , Yep, you are right, they must be controlling it from earth for
the splashdown test ??
Obvious really !! Sorry for doubting !!
Confusion!? …tell me about it. 
Given the huge developments in tech since the 1970’s, this is going to be a really exciting new series of landing when it finally happens.
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