The Artemis 1 SLS rocket was launched this morning, the first step for the return of man to the Moon .
This is the first unmanned mission of the Artemis program, directed to lunar orbit: the launch of NASA's Space Launch System took place from the Kennesy Space Center in Cape Canaveral.
A long wait, as the rocket was launched on the third attempt. European and Italian technology also play a leading role in the mission .
Mission leader Mike Sarafin praised the "perseverance" of his teams. Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, this uncrewed test flight, which will circumnavigate the Moon without landing on it, should confirm that the vehicle is safe for a future manned launch to return humans to the Moon . If all goes as planned, the same rocket will carry the first woman and first black person to the moon in the future.
(Unioneonline/L)
