NASA’s long-awaited return to the Moon is set to come one step closer with the launch of Artemis 1.

Artemis 1 is one of the biggest and most powerful rockets ever built. Going on a 42 day unmanned journey, the spacecraft will test a new orbit, and release 10 shoe-box-sized satellites to scout the Moon and explore conditions for future deep-space missions.

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Produced By: Andrew Herlinger

Featured In Story: Gretchen Benedix, Member of the Space Science and Technology Centre, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University

First aired on The Wire, Monday 29 August 2022