![]() EDT August 29, known as Artemis I, will not include a crew as it autonomously travels to the moon and back. SLS and its Orion capsule are the vehicles designed by NASA to take astronauts back to the surface of the moon sometime this decade. More: As NASA's first Artemis launch approaches, so do crowds: 100K+ expected More: Ticket sales for NASA's first Artemis moon launch crash website View Gallery: Space Launch System Rocket Heads Back for Repairs Covering the roughly four miles takes upwards of 11 hours. If all goes according to plan, one of NASA's historic crawler-transporters will take SLS from the VAB to pad 39B at a constantly changing but maximum speed of 1 mph. The flight termination system, or FTS, is designed to destroy the rocket in the event of an emergency. "Over the weekend the team completed testing of the flight termination system, which marked the final major activity prior to closing out the rocket and retracting the final access platforms in the VAB," KSC said in a release. ![]() Rollout had initially been planned for three days later on Friday. EDT Tuesday, NASA said, giving teams slightly more schedule flexibility. The 322-foot SLS rocket topped with an Orion capsule will roll from the iconic Vehicle Assembly Building to pad 39B no earlier than 9 p.m. NASA teams at Kennedy Space Center have moved up rollout of the agency's Space Launch System rocket ahead of its premiere flight, a move that still sets the stage for launch later this month. Please support it with a subscription here. Journalism like this takes time and resources. Space is important to us and that’s why we're working to bring you top coverage of the industry and Florida launches. Watch Video: Artemis I NASA’s plans to travel beyond the moon
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