With the early-morning Wednesday launch of Artemis I
a highly publicised mission that has taken decades to prepare,
the United States is making its first lunar landing in 50 years.
At 3:50 p.m., NASA personnel continued to refuel the
322-foot Space Launch System rocket with liquid hydrogen and oxygen.
ET, or a little more than nine hours before takeoff. At 1:04 a.m.
the Artemis I launch is slated to begin. ET, giving
NASA a window of two hours to launch the rocket into orbit