NASA’s Artemis I Mission Blasts Off in Test Run to Moon

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JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.—NASA blasted off the world’s most powerful rocket early Wednesday morning, .css-1h1us5y-StyledLink{color:var(--interactive-text-color);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1h1us5y-StyledLink:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;} working through earlier setbacks to start a mission designed to reignite the agency’s lunar-exploration ambitions.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Space Launch System rocket lifted off from a pad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at roughly 1:47 a.m. ET, leaving a massive cloud of smoke and trail of flames behind it. On top of the rocket was Orion, a spacecraft meant to travel to lunar orbit and then return to Earth. No astronauts were on board for the practice mission.

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Listen to article. (2 minutes) JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.—NASA blasted off the world’s most powerful rocket early Wednesday morning, .css-1h1us5y-StyledLink{color:var(--interactive-text-color);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1h1us5y-StyledLink:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;} working through earlier setbacks to start a mission designed to reignite the agency’s lunar-exploration ambitions. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Space Launch System rocket lifted off from a pad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center at roughly 1:47 a.m. ET, leaving a massive cloud of smoke and trail of flames behind it. On top of the rocket was Orion, a spacecraft meant to travel to lunar orbit and then return to Earth. No astronauts were on board for the practice mission. Continue reading your article with a WSJ membership. Already a member? .css-16c7pto-SnippetSignInLink{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;cursor:pointer;} Sign In.