Rocket Launch Today.

[10ClarionSt]

The massive rocket will take off at 1pm GMT today from Cape Canaveral. I'm reminded of the time in November 2008 when we went to the Tikki Bar on Coco Beach and watched the last night time launch of a shuttle, which was STS-126, Endeavour. A fantastic, brilliant, awesome experience. All the Yanks yelling U-S-A, U-S-A. Unforgettable!

[ichkeria]

13.33 or any time up to 15.33 BST in fact

My cousin who lives near the launch site I think will have a grandstand seat

[davebro]

amazing - 90% of the payload is a million gallons of liquid gas fuel!

[webbo3]

Is it on TV ?

[puzzled54]

Does anyone know which tv channel it will be shown on? I can’t seem to find it

[ichkeria]

It's bound to be on the news channels

[drmorgans]

Isn't Artemis a joint project with several other agencies, including E-S-A, E-S-A. Unmanned but Shaun the Sheep is testing out new spacesuits.

[Zacs-Master]

I’m fascinated by space travel but can’t quite get to grips with simply repeating, for test purposes, flights which were fairly regular and successful, 50-odd years ago.

[drmorgans]

The ultimate plan is set up a base on the Moon which can then be used to go to Mars, to say hello to our distant cousins.

[lankeela]

Something I would have loved to witness - I always planned to go and see the space shuttle take off but never managed it.

[FatticusInch]

I’ve always been one for the spirit of human endeavour etc……

But I’m also marvelling at all than money going up in smoke(literally) while the world burns.

It’s a toughy, isn’t it?

[FatticusInch]

*that not than

[webbo3]

Found a stream
https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

[Zacs-Master]

There is that aspect too, Fatti. I believe the project was due to ‘fly’ back in 2016 so gawd knows how much it has cost to keep the project ‘live’ in the last few years.

[Grumpygrandad]

You can watch it live on Youtube. The countdown is stopped at the moment because of an engine cooling problem, but is expected to resume shortly. The window for launch is from 1330 to 1530 BST.
If the launch is postponed today, there are further windows on the 2nd and 5th of September.

[puzzled54]

Thanks for the info

[mushroom25]

// gawd knows how much it has cost to keep the project ‘live’ in the last few years. //

the launch itself will cost $4bn; by the time the project reaches its moon landing goal in 2025, it will have cost $93bn. it's a big sum of cash, but what would you have NASA do with it other than space exploration and research? divided among the citizens of earth, it would represent about £10 each......

[Zacs-Master]

It’s an eye watering sum to repeat what ‘we’ (mankind) were doing 50 years ago, mush, that was my earlier point.

Looks like it’s been delayed.

[Redhelen72]

Just been cancelled unfortunately

[Zacs-Master]

Yep, 2nd Sept next window.

[Ken4155]

Heard on the news they're 'looking for cracks'!!