NASA’s Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on August 31, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Artemis I first attempt to was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket’s four engines. The next launch attempt will be September 3. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The plan is now to launch Saturday. The unmanned space capsule will be sent into the moon’s orbit in hopes that a long term presence on the moon for scientific discovery and economic development can be established. Check out these scenes from the Space Coast this week.
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen during sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B as preparations for launch continue, at NASAs Kennedy Space Center, August 31, 2022 in Florida. NASAs Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agencies deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
NASA’s Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center as it is prepared for an unmanned flight around the moon on August 27, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is scheduled for Monday between 8:33 am and 10:33 am and would be the furthest into space any vehicle intended for humans has ever traveled before. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
People wait for the Artemis I rocket to be launched from the Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 2022 in Cape Canaveral as seen from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Florida. The launch was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
The Service Module component of the Orion spacecraft for the Artemis 2 mission is shown as it is prepared for a future mission at the Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center on August 28, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The crew capsule from Artemis 2 will be used to send a manned mission to orbit the moon, currently scheduled for May 2024. Artemis 3 is to be used to put astronauts on the moon. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A NASA helicopter flies past the agencys Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, as the launch countdown progresses at NASAs Kennedy Space Center August 29, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASAs Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agencys deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. The launch director halted todays launch attempt at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images
A sign outside of a auto care center wishes NASA's Artemis I good luck on August 31, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Artemis I first launch attempt to was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next effort will be on September 3. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
People take a selfie while waiting for the Artemis I rocket to be launched from the Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 2022 in Cape Canaveral as seen from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Florida. The launch was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
People wait for the Artemis I rocket to be launched from the Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 2022 in Cape Canaveral as seen from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Florida. The launch was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Tim Engelskirchen sells flags while waiting for the Artemis I rocket to be launched from the Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 2022 in Cape Canaveral as seen from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Florida. The launch was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
People take pictures while waiting for the Artemis I rocket to be launched from the Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 2022 in Cape Canaveral as seen from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Florida. The launch was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
People leave after the Artemis I rocket was postponed at the Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 2022 in Cape Canaveral as seen from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Florida. The launch was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
Workers continue to prepare NASA’s Artemis I rocket as it sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center for an unmanned flight around the moon on August 25, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is scheduled for Monday between 8:33am and 10:33am and would be the furthest into space any vehicle intended for humans has ever traveled before. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, Mike Sarafin, Artemis mission manager, and Jim Free, NASA's associate director for exploration systems development, speak about the scrubbing of NASA’s Artemis I rocket launch from pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Artemis I launch was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on August 30, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Artemis I launch was scrubbed yesterday after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop the mobile launcher at Launch Pad 39B, Tuesday, August 30, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASAs Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency's deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. (Photo by Joel Kowsky/NASA via Getty Images)
NASA Kennedy Space Center director Janet Petro, left, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, and NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, welcome Vice President Kamala Harris as she arrives at NASAs Kennedy Space Center ahead of the launch of Artemis on August 29, 2022, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA's Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agencys deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Launch of the uncrewed flight test is targeted for no earlier than Aug. 29 at 8:33 a.m. ET. (Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA via Getty Images)
People leave after the Artemis I rocket was postponed at the Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 2022 in Cape Canaveral as seen from the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville, Florida. The launch was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch opportunity is on September 2. (Photo by Gerardo Mora/Getty Images)
NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on August 31, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The Artemis I first attempt to was scrubbed after an issue was found on one of the rocket's four engines. The next launch attempt will be September 3. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
